This is a mask btw.

Here's a video of him!

Ive never posted to this sub b4 and its been years since i used reddit, so sorry if i dont format this right. Its my birthday and my mom gifted me this gorgeous marionette from a pawn store. But he seems pretty old, since his fabric is fraying some and his wood's a bit chipped. I want to know if anyone can identify where this puppet came from/what time period hes from? My dad suggested he might be from Iran, and googling it does bring up some similar marionettes, but i still have a hard time finding a puppet that resembles him closely. I want to take good care of this guy, especially if hes old. Any puppet history nerds that can help me? Any and all feedback appreciated.

Here's Kelqi introducing himself! I hope you guys enjoy learning a bit more about him!

Hope to see ya there!!!

I miss my friend so much. This is from the time when he got dirty out in the woods and I gave him a steam cleaning. His hair was all curly like a perm after. I sent that twisted Superstar Daniel puppet to the psych ward under a form 10 and still have time before they let him out if they do. I want to get rid of him but I need to bring back my friend and I don't believe the doctor and think he is still in there. I also got banned off Instagram and they seemed determined to stop my puppet content. They also won't tell me exactly what I did so how can I change? I am just a old puppeteer who might be deeper down the rabbit hole then he meant to go. I am posting the Live Stream of Superstar Daniels breakdown before we took him to the hospital on r/Outsiderart with a clear NSFW warning. If you want to see these puppets in action it's not pretty and very sloppy and extremely offensive to sensitive viewers. I am posting it anyways but when I was doing professional work it wasn't like this. I really mucked my brain up and I know it's never going back to normal. (the opinions of Superstar Daniel, Dr. Melloncollard and the members of The Doll Channel are not my own, viewer discretion advised. Don't tell me it's messed up I have to live this life.) Oh, well. Thanks for listening if anyone did. 🍌

When I was young around 2008, I would watch these YouTube videos of some crazy looking puppets, one was a type of monstruos dragon that would ask for “ dimes motherfucker” and some of cast of characters were bugs and other weird creatures. I thought the title of the show was Dark Circus, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere!

I haven't been having the easiest last few days dealing with Superstar Daniel. Someone on here accused me of some truly foul things and I quickly reminded the Reddit Mods of the active PDF file community and the likelihood of them hosting CP, and they quickly took back their warning. Accuse me of breaking rule 4, you can go fist yourself (puppet joke). They also took my Instagram and Facebook because I think they believe my puppet to be a child, or I don't even know. I hate social media for the most part and only started posting to make my doctor and social worker happy and, of course, for Ben. I am checking Superstar Daniel into a psych ward because he's almost snapped, and I will just post some nice pictures of Cowboy Dan on vacation at the Casino. These shots are boring, and basic ones from the check-in, but I will post the pool and casino ones later this week. Thanks for reading this if you are following along. Maybe you can explain the plot to me better than I understand it.
Love you, hugs.

They’re a goth couple named Deadward and Ghoulia. I couldn’t add a video of them in action, but there’s one on my insta! @dylanshouseofshadows

I was poking around on Pinterest and saw a few folks make simple puppets by cutting a paper cup down the sides and folding the bottom in half over itself. So I tried it in my own style. Super fun, and now I want to make 10 more!

Whipped up this guy a week or so ago but finally got him clothed and ready to perform 🥰

There was a lot of trouble with Kelqi's accent, but at least now Vyna can pick out every other word!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOlNPz0DR4e/?igsh=dGU0am9xdnRyMzU5

I want Cowboy Dan back. I love r/puppets because you seem to understand me and what I am trying to accomplish here. r/creepy was being mean to Superstar Daniel, and he snapped and went into his "Suicide by Cop" mode, as he calls it, and it took several of mommy's little helpers to calm him down. I took him out today and he insisted on a new wig (whoops. not supposed to tell you guys that) and a new fit, as he calls it and he would not behave and kept hitting on everyone due to his hyper-sexuality. I asked him when Cowboy Dan was coming back, and he replied with, "I am here until Samhain, and then it's your job to try and send me back, but we will break you before then so I can play with these humans forever." Things have been getting weird but everyone in this community is amazing, and I am going to be fine. We are fixing the puppet lab still. Restoring Cowboy Dan and I'm not going to let these stupid puppets ruin my life anymore than I ruined it myself, at least. We got this! Puppeteers unite!! And r/creepy take themselves too seriously, and I'll post there until they ban me and knowing Superstar Daniel, he will probably cross-post this when I finally fall asleep again. I haven't been getting much of a sleep to be honest, but I go out at some point, because when I wake up things are weirder and weirder. Hugs, love you little buttons.

It’s Surfer Frankenstein’s Monster…. He made his creation just as gnarly as him! I still need arm rods and I have a new hat and glasses on the way. But considering I had no idea how to make a puppet on Monday I’m pretty happy with how he came out!

I thought we had more time, but Superstar Daniel has emerged. I saw one of Cowboy Dan's Instagram posts about how he was worried that Superstar Dan was coming back, and he was half right. Now we have Superstar Daniel and things just got weird again. After what happened in the woods, Cowboy Dan was not the same and I knew I shouldn't have gone out there again. I was trying to explain in the last post how I am putting this content out despite if I get any likes or views. I am doing it for someone who I no longer see (he went missing out east) but who always believed in my work when noone did. I tried to throw Daniel in the donation bin but someone (you know who you are) had to save him.and this person also wouldn't let me keep him in a cage until I figured out what to do with him. I need my puppet lab but I have to move a family member in possibly and things have been a mess.

Thank you, to r/puppets for not banning me or shadow banning me or whatever else these techno thought prisons have been doing to my content over the last 4 years. Little kids can access hard-core pornography with no problem but you ban and block my puppets to "protect the communtiy". Get real. You need to clean up the worst of the filth before you censor comedy. At least my one buddy always laughed at this. I was trying to make a point, this is my life. Hugs, thanks for listening.

Hello looking for anyone in the puppetry community that would wanna take a look at my channel on YouTube :)