Custom puppets and mechanism-puppet workshops
Turn a stuffed animal into a working puppet
Homeslice Puppetry / Eric Weiss
Eric Weiss accepts puppet commissions and inquiries for workshops arranged for a group. His menu includes converting supplied stuffed animals into hand puppets with working mouths, building simple mechanism puppets, and exploring shadow puppets and moving-scroll storytelling boxes.
Current location note / listed area: South Hadley, Massachusetts; commissioned puppets and arranged group workshops
This is an inquiry-led maker or group-learning offer, not a confirmed wedding performance package. Agree the age range, venue, travel, tools and chosen format directly. Some projects require several sessions; a short shadow workshop does not include a completed crankie. The public 2026 calendar documents activity, not available private dates.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://homeslicepuppets.weebly.com/
- https://homeslicepuppets.weebly.com/class-descriptions.html
- https://homeslicepuppets.weebly.com/contact.html
- https://www.berkshireartcenter.org/eric-weiss
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Massachusetts · based
The owned contact page explicitly labels its South Hadley, Massachusetts address as physical. The current homepage invites commissioned puppets and workshops for an arranged group; the named teaching profile corroborates Eric Weiss’s operator identity.