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  • Andrew Kim Workshop 2026 (Fox Body Construction)

    Andrew Kim Workshop 2026 (Fox Body Construction)

    Preparing fox body for rear leg attachment, This involved some detailed willow withie sculpting to carve out a joint. Fox body coming along! Fox outline attached to backpacks.

  • Andrew Kim Workshop 2026 (Backpack Construction)

    Andrew Kim Workshop 2026 (Backpack Construction)

    A few snaps of this process. The initial steps include cutting cardboard strips and reinforcing them with wire. These strips are then used to for the backpack to a person–the goal being to construct…

  • Andrew Kim Workshop 2026  (Head Sculpting and Patterning)

    Andrew Kim Workshop 2026 (Head Sculpting and Patterning)

    Including some Week 1 photos taken by Courtney Knight and Andrew Kim. This workshop was challenging and rewarding. I am so glad I decided to take the plunge. Thank you, CIPTF for the financial…

  • What the Heck are Willow Withies?

    What the Heck are Willow Withies?

    Andrew Kim constructs his giant lantern puppet frames from willow withies. I am familiar with reed structures, but this was my first experience with withies. Andrew did mention that they are more commonly used…

  • Andrew Kim Workshop 2026

    Andrew Kim Workshop 2026

    Began a 10-Day giant lantern puppet workshop today. I have used his methods in the past for the Red Line Service Puppet of Care. Cannot wait to learn directly from the man who has…

  • The Inter-Dimentional Convocation of Serpentine Persons

    The Inter-Dimentional Convocation of Serpentine Persons

    The Serpentine Elite meet to discuss a serious matter. Many questions are hissed and many fanged are bared. Understandable.  After all, who wants to be responsible for giving an entire species a bad name…

  • Hen’s Teeth

    Hen’s Teeth

    I recall signal songs and field chants older than my grandfather’s father. Wayfinding and cautionary melodies, picking and cutting rhythms repeated a hundred hundred times as I was rocked or feed, dressed or blessed…

  • Art Exhibition

    Art Exhibition

    AfroTop (African Topographical Studies) and Not Forgotten were selected for inclusion in the Bridgeport Fiber Arts Show, Faceted Fiber, curated by Marci Rubin. The show runs from November 21, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026.…