It was my pleasure to have Pastor
Scott come to see the Ventriloquist Central Collection. He had a
wonderful time seeing the figures and actually looking at some of
the mechanics in the figures of the past.
He told me he was very impressed
with the simplicity of some of the movements and how they has stood
the test of time. He planned on incorporating some that he had seen
into his own work.
I was thrilled because Scott decided to donate his "Sparky"
character to the Ventriloquist Central Collection.
This figure is the largest figure in the collection standing over
five feet tall. His head is carved out of pine and so are his hands.
The figure has side to side self centering eyes, slot jaw and
blinkers.
His head opens in the front so
that you can place ideas in his head and it also lights up. The back
of his head opens fully to access the mechanics which I also must
say are beautiful. The hands are removable from the body and are
held on with locks. The body has a rocking clavicle (think Foy
Brown) so that Sparky can look straight down when he is seated or in
standing position.
Pastor Scott is a great carver and if you want a figure carved in
wood he can make you just about anything and he also loves to do
caricature carvings. He will carve a face to look like your own.
This is a great talent for sure. |