Punch update -

I found a couple of great online resources:

www.punchandjudy.com

and

www.punchandjudy.org

Punch show puppeteers, or "Professors" as they're called, seem to be very open and giving with helpful tips and info. Everything from free Punch scripts to where to buy a swazzle is covered. Punch is hardcore, open-source folk art. I dig this kind of thing!

I'm thinking of sculpting Punch and Co. out of Sculpey brand polymer clay. I was first exposed to Sculpey as a puppet building tool on a pilot I performed in. The puppet builder used Sculpey to create the eyes and nose for a cat character. Incredible stuff, very versatile.