Al Semok, the Dummy Doctor, has made some great ventriloquist figures over the years and today I would like to share a rather fine example of his work. This figure is quite possibly the smallest rather loaded figure he has produced. It is a girl figure and is so sweet and proportioned just right for walk around ventriloquism.
I never tire of watching the videos of ventriloquist Terry Bennett and the Jobblewocky Place.
Putting a wig on a ventriloquist figure can be a challenging task. The first thing you must try and do is find a wig that is small. Most wigs that you can purchase in the stores are for adult heads. Ventriloquist figures use a small child’s size wig. If you have a wig shop near you many times they will carry wigs for children that have cancer. These wigs work rather well but depending on what they are made from they can be expensive.
You first lay a piece of clear plastic on the figures head and mark with magic marker the exact line for where the from hair will sit then go around the ears and then around the back of the head. This will form a plastic template of the figures hairline. Now you place that inside the wig and start to cut. I always cut a bit over the line because you are going to have hair loss due to unraveling of the wig.
Once you have cut away the excess of the wig you can place it on the figures head and you will find it fits rather nicely at this point. Now depending on what your figure is made from you can decide how to attach the wig.
Here’s a video of a female Brian Hamilton ventriloquist figure. She has the McElroy body, hands, harness and her functions are all around weighted eye movement, winkers/blinkers and of course slot jaw.
The paint on her is all original from Brian Hamilton and she is cast in fiberglass. She is just a wonderful creation and I am happy she is here in my collection
My partner Steve has been corresponding with a “new” vent who purchased his first ventriloquist figure off of the Ventriloquist Marketplace and he happens to be a cartoonist as well.
His name is David Ford and he sent in some cartoons so we thought we would share them with our readers.
