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Bob Baker: The Making of His Magical Marionettes

Back in March, I approached and photographed Bob Baker at his Theater in Echo Park for my blog entry  "Bob Baker and His Magical Marionettes"  which focused on the history and evolution of this Los Angeles legend. My fascination was piqued when his assistant and fellow puppeteer Alex Evans had mentioned their workshop where the Marionettes where made and stored. I jumped at the chance to dig a bit deeper into the making of these amazing objects of Art. Every inch of these Marionettes are made by hand and the labor of love that goes into making them shines through. Bob once again graciously gave his time to conduct the following interview which allows us a peek inside his workshop and look into his amazing life. For the love of all things made by hand, Julie Pavlowski Green September 13, 2014 Subscribe to our mailing list   Julie Pavlowski Green: Were all your Marionette’s made here in your Los Angeles workshop? Bob Baker: Yes but som...