Trompin' Manikins performed before the dance party began at the Burnal Equinox fundraiser. Here are a few clips. The puppets had a brief mention in the local news from yesterday's event ..read more

Just got back from a fabulous 10 days at the New England Puppet Intensive. Playing in one of David Lane's Puppets I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in learning a variety of basic puppetry skills and movement exercises. This intensive workshop met from early morning until late at night. Here we are in one of the many exercises we practiced. With a simple article of clothing and a larval mask, created using a plaster mold and latex, we learned how to work on focus and character. Hillary & Baptiste exploring performance. Hillary's Two Faced Larval P ..read more

 I wish I could be in New York to see this show. Luckily, the gallery has done a great job documenting it. Installation of "The Theatre of Robert Anton", BROADWAY 1602 UPTOWN, December 7, 2016 - February 2017 ..read more

Photo by Becca for U of C chat. One of my former students has become an activist! Here she is wearing her angry Trump head to a protest march on the UC Santa Cruz campus today. Yay Simone! You inspire me ..read more

Otis A couple commissioned me to do a portrait of their Bloodhound, "Otto". The challenge was getting the floppy ears and tongue so I ended up using suede and fabric to get more movement in the piece ..read more

Just found out about this. Wish I lived in NY ..read more

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For the next two weekends we are working on puppets for Winterblast. Hope to see you there!   ..read more

Inspiration for Winterblast 2016! Check out the work of Macnas ..read more

Jammu, India An artisan applies the final touches to an effigy of the demon king Ravana in preparation for the forthcoming Hindu festival of Dussehra Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters ..read more