Gastoka: The Mechanics of Building Puppets

Field notes

Gastoka organizes its material around the mechanical consequences of choosing a puppet family before selecting materials. The visible guide distinguishes glove, rod, string, and table puppets, then moves through heads, joints, crossbars, balance, finish, repairs, transport, and conservation. Its examples include a 300-gram head that may work for a table puppet but strain a glove puppet, plus the warning that a misplaced rod can make a head nod when the arm rises. The site presents the material as workshop notes rather than performance commentary.