One of the great benefits to living in the metro Atlanta area is that there are some really interesting museums. Just when you think you've seen them all you realize that there's another one out there that you haven't had the opportunity to visit yet. Last week I went to the Center for Puppetry Arts (www.puppet.org) to see a Jim Henson exhibit I had read about in one of the local Atlanta magazines.The museum and the exhibit were amazing! Walking through the exhibit, it brought back all sorts of memories of the first time I had seen Jim Henson's films. My favorites were Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Fragle Rock, and of course the Muppets. The detail that goes into the puppets - some of which you don't even notice in the films - is really quite something to see. There was also a behind the scenes film that they were showing as well. It was really neat to see how they made some of the puppets, and how their ideas came to life.
It is not a huge museum, but they managed to fit in allot of the puppets from Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. That was really neat to see them in person, after having watched the films so many times.The museum has been around for almost 30 years, and I hope that it will be around for many more years to come so that we can share some of these great puppets with our child!
JOHN
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I love The Dark Crystal. Having three dogs, I have come to the conclusion that Jim Henson came up with some of the puppets for The Dark Crystal by watching a dog who is trying to wiggle around under a blanket while standing up!!! Please tell me this is true... :)
BTW, congrats on your match.
Kara
You are going to have a little girl with such an amazing amount of adventure and imagination! Each time you BLOG, I get more and more excited knowing that there are 2 dads that will soon be amazing parents. I cant wait to see who your little girl will become.
- Robert
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