puppets+puppet theaters+pocket books

I've had the pleasure of creating puppets with a 

great group of children in an after school program. 

 We started with canvas puppets, sharpie and paints. 

Added wooden features and canvas hairdos. 

The theaters are a favorite combo of oil pastel / watercolor resist

 on cardboard with more painted cardboard and wood shapes 

The cherry on top was the puppet pocket book,

 illustrated books about the puppets. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS

summer ART wouldn't be complete with out puppets!  

We start off with paper mache, wait a day and then we paint.  

Topped  off with beads, yarn, baubles and tissue. 

The selection of materials is always different depending

 on our mood and what tempts us.

 I love how they progress into characters filled with personality and vivre! 

There's something about this line up that cracked us all up.

AND we all need a little more of THAT! 

beehive kids and their puppets

I took many many  photographs of this great group of kids, 
their mission was to crack me up with their expressions.   
We just completed an 8 week class, 
just in time to add finishing touches to their puppets. 

I also really like the way the puppets look before paint. 

Cardboard and newspaper.  Simple. 

puppet love

We're creating the best 

bunch of puppets EVER!  

We measured, cut, snipped and glued 

hair, hairdo's and faces today. 

 Oooooo, 

how I love puppets 

at the studio. 

It's like having a whole 

new batch of friends, 

paper mache style. 

games puzzles and toys

A full week of games puzzles and toy making
plus..
frog beanbags
pennants
puppets 
kaleidoscopes
sculptures
spin art
plenty of painting on paper, fabric and shells.

watercolor resist

We've been designing puppet bodies using a cardboard box, oil pastels and watercolor paint.

The four sides of this puppet body

 box were colored with oil pastels. 

  

The same four sides below, after a wash of watercolor paint creating a magnificent resist. 

wrap it UP!

It's a fun full week of sorting and sending all of the amazing Beehive ART work home.
Our new session begins next week.. catch us if you can!
  Good bye puppet friends!