Comments on: Frank Marshall and His Ears http://ventriloquistcentral.com/blog/frank-marshall-and-his-ears/ A Tribute To Ventriloquism Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lee Dean http://ventriloquistcentral.com/blog/frank-marshall-and-his-ears/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Lee Dean Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:50:12 +0000 http://ventriloquistcentral.com/blog/frank-marshall-and-his-ears/#comment-1050 As I recall, either from Berger or Marshall himself, the ears were "stylized" meaning a method or manner of merely suggesting, as did Michaelangelo in some stone sculpturing. Marshall only suggested ears by general shape and couple of gouged lines, with no great attention to detail. The same was true for Spencer but whose style was more of a rounded ear and that was about it. When you emphasize everything you emphasize nothing, so Marshall paid more attention to other dominant features in matching vent to figure. I remember Berger saying as such by his example, Nelson has a long neck and so Marshall made Danny to have a long neck. As I recall, either from Berger or Marshall himself, the ears were “stylized” meaning a method or manner of merely suggesting, as did Michaelangelo in some stone sculpturing. Marshall only suggested ears by general shape and couple of gouged lines, with no great attention to detail. The same was true for Spencer but whose style was more of a rounded ear and that was about it. When you emphasize everything you emphasize nothing, so Marshall paid more attention to other dominant features in matching vent to figure. I remember Berger saying as such by his example, Nelson has a long neck and so Marshall made Danny to have a long neck.

]]> By: Curtis Jones http://ventriloquistcentral.com/blog/frank-marshall-and-his-ears/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Curtis Jones Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:23:25 +0000 http://ventriloquistcentral.com/blog/frank-marshall-and-his-ears/#comment-1049 I wonder if the ears differ on the figures that were carved completely by hand verses the duplicarved figures. Even the noseys, while similar are different Number 9 is the most detailed ear in the bunch. Some look like the were carved and added later- wiggling ears ? A figure is a sum of it's parts, all of Frank's figures are works of art. Thanks for sharing! I wonder if the ears differ on the figures that were carved completely by hand verses the duplicarved figures.

Even the noseys, while similar are different

Number 9 is the most detailed ear in the bunch. Some look like the were carved and added later- wiggling ears ?

A figure is a sum of it’s parts, all of Frank’s figures are works of art.

Thanks for sharing!

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