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I have always liked to watch stop motion animation. I enjoyed wondering about the techniques used to make the movements and puppets. I especially liked the puppets. I am not ashamed to say that I was and am a huge fan of The Muppet Show. So the puppets really interested me.

I must have watched Clash of the Titans a thousand times with my mom as a kid. I examined the animation, while she is a fan of all things science fiction and mythological.

Also, I am a fine collector of hobbies. I have dabbled in casting, sculpture, drawing, and an assortment of other hobbies that apparently have no connection.

I was watching JoJo's Circus with my youngest when it dawned on me that I could apply every tinkering thing I has ever dabbled in to one wonderful new pursuit... stop motion animation.

I did not enter into this pursuit without carefully considering the magnitude of the endeavor. I take alot of joy in researching a interest, sometimes more than I enjoy the actual interest.

It is that fact that has led me to this blog. It seems that there is very little information readily available for the amateur animator. I plan to chronicle my efforts, successes and failures, as well as resourses and suppliers here in hopes that it will help someone else in this area of interest.