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RESIDENCY: ACCEPTED INTO THE CHICAGO PUPPET LAB RESIDENCY!
So thrilled to have been accepted into the Puppet Lab Residency Program! Yay Cohort 3!
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WORKSHOP: ANDREW KIM 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…
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MATERIALS: 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…
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WORKSHOP: ANDREW KIM 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…
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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…
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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.…
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HISTORY IN BLACK
My drawing is improving. That is to say, it’s a few steps up from my usual stick figures. I was thinking about an oppressive practice to which free and enslaved Black women were subjected…
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SHPA: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
The Supportive Housing Provider Association (SHPA) is a trade association made up of developers, providers and residents of permanent supportive housing, the key to ending homelessness and institutionalization of people with disabilities. We work…
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CULTURE BREAK: ROOTED
Bramble Theare Company invited me to the world premiere of Rooted. What a treat. It was my first visit to the Bramble Arts Loft. The space is lovely, spacious, and comfortable. Bar service is…
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ART: PHOTOGRAPHY
This is a image captured by Deborah Whitehead, photographer extraordinaire. The truth is, I’m not photogenic, but I like that it is black and white, and very simple. This photo accompanied an essay I…
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T. Jordan Christmas II Puppetry Performance & Design 