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it has been almost two months— and after i swore i would be better about posting— sigh
well— since my last post the expansion of my puppet studio phase one is completed!— one wall removed, another added, french doors installed, paint on the walls, carpet in, and stuff moved out of storage studio, sorted through and organized in my new workshop space, which is now separate from my performance/classroom space!— whew!
at the same time i was preparing for my trip north, writing a custom story and creating the set and a crow puppet, organizing the tree mother/tree clootie workshop stuff, and collecting a few story basket shows for the road trip
it was a completely amazing journey and i am really proud of myself for pulling it all off
now that i’m back i’m ready to dive in to finishing phase two of my studio expansion including painting the french doors and the workshop door, getting the exterior door trim painted and mounted, finding and installing my tree trunks and branches, making curtains for the doors and a “stage” curtain for performances and getting signs for the street, window and exterior doors.
i’m planning on starting my fall events in september with my first friday puppet short show and character crafting session following the show, second saturday crafting class, third weekend puppets and picnic event, and fourth weekend my new family friendly storytelling event with a themed costume, puppet helpers, songs, fingerplays, and poems
i’m also going to be offering a holiday crafting series of 6 classes to make items for your home or as gifts— you will be able to take the classes individually or as a series at a discount
and meanwhile i’m starting to think about my january trip to southern california!
scrolling through all my photos to find one for this post i landed on this one— on all my hikes i got really into taking pictures of rocks that looked like butterflies or especially hearts— i have many striking images from my trip but i feel like the idea of finding heart everywhere really captures the essence of what i experienced <3
saw this one on a section of the pacific crest trail near crater lake
