Just couldn’t resist this last Christmas cheer push, a new holiday video by Portland-based DougLuce Productions. Enjoy!
27 December 2011 · Comments
Beady Little Eyes wishes everyone a safe, happy, warm and fuzzy holiday season. Stay tuned in 2012 for exciting, new slam dates and all things puppet-y in the Pacific Northwest. As Ms. Lolly Lardpop would say, “Spread Joy”!
19 December 2011 · Comments
Seattle-ites! The Drunk Puppet Nite concludes its two-weekend bought of awesome puppet shows tonight at Hale’s Palladium in the Fremont area of Seattle. Come see lobsters and ukeleles from Portland tonight.
12 November 2011 · Comments
The Seven Deadly Sins Puppet Slam was such a blast! It was the perfect way to round out a year that was chalk full of the art of puppetry. Beady Little Eyes would like thank all the folks involved in making these slams happen. We have been flanked with an awesome tribe behind the scenes, on the stage and across the US; there are too many to name. Stay tuned in January for the announcement of next year’s dates. More soon!
All above photos by Kendall Stewart
25 October 2011 · Comments
What a gloriously sinful night we had last night! In addition to enjoying incredible puppet shows and films, we text-confessed our sins to Randy, ate dozens of VooDoo Doughnuts, and raffled off prizes. Thanks for supporting live performance, puppeteers and gluttony.
Image from Jenelle Wiedlick’s show, “Cantankerous Gran’ma”
Photo by Kendall Stewart
17 October 2011 · Comments
Guess who donated some super sweet prizes for the Seven Deadly Sins Slam RAFFLE this weekend? Oh, so sinful. The raffle will benefit the Eugene O’neill’s National Puppetry Conference Alumni Fund aka Puppet Camp for Puppet Nerds!
13 October 2011 · Comments
Mwaaaahahahahaha! Seven Deadly Sins Puppet Slam on October 15th! Get into it.
30 September 2011 · Comments
If you find yourself in sunny California this month, don’t miss the incredible, candy-loving Lolly Lardpop and Leslie Carrera-Rudolph in Wake up Your Weird at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. The show opens Sept 30th. Ms. Lardpop is a lovable basket of smiles and will give free hugs if you ask her nicely (see picture above). If you really want a giggle, check out some of Lolly’s video blog posts.
23 September 2011 · Comments
Portland Puppet folk sensation, Andy Ferguson, and his band The Red Yarn Puppet Band have a show this Saturday, Sept 17th at the Slabtown Community Festival. Take the kids and have blast!
13 September 2011 · Comments
We are now accepting live act and film submissions for the next puppet slam. This slam will take place at the Someday Lounge in downtown Portland on Saturday, October 15th at 7pm. THE THEME: Seven Deadly Sins. (Thanks Sinking Ship for the theme idea!)
FOR LIVE ACT SUBMISSIONS: Please email your proposed puppet show in a short 2-3 sentence synopsis. It can be a show you’ve already done or a new piece that you have yet to work on. (Example: I want to perform a piece about a lobster who eats too much ice cream. GLUTTONY!) Remember story is most important! If we are not already familiar with your work, please send pictures of your past work or a website/youtube link. Your past work does not have to be puppets; it can be paintings or collage or sculpture, something to show what you can do.
All shows must be 2 - 8 minutes in length and must relate to the theme: Seven Deadly Sins. Please pick ONE sin and stick to it.
FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS: Please send a youtube/vimeo link to katie@beadylittleeyes.com. You may also mail a DVD. Please email for more information.
Send all submissions to: Katie@beadylittleeyes.com
Please submit your proposals/films by October 1st to be considered.
Happy sinning until then, Portland!

“Tiny Reedlet’s Sexy Puppet Parade” by Reed Garber-Pearson and Smitty S. Buckler
Photograph by Kendall Stewart
31 August 2011 · Comments