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KELLY
KIRKHAM Papier Mâché Workshop |
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March 22nd a group of librarians and daycare workers spent the
day making puppets with Kelly Kirkham of Kirkham Puppets. In the
morning Kelly taught her technique of papier mâché
construction so that each participant created their own character
and in the afternoon, blanks, pre-fabricated by Kelly were painted
and dressed so that everybody went away with two new characters.
It was a wonderful workshop. Thanks Kelly! |
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KELLY
KIRKHAM
& Friends |
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Here
are a couple of comments about the workshop:
"I loved the workshop. I thought it was really useful and
practical. I loved that I was able to make something that I'll
be able to use in my work with children. The workshop was a
ideal length - we had enough time to complete our projects but
also went home good and tired. There was ample opportunity to
ask questions and get practical advice from Kelly."
"The
workshop was wonderful. Very relaxed, yet informative at the
same time. The time just flew by! "
If
you are interested in signing up for future workshopS visit
the WORKSHOP page for more information. |
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NEW
SHIPMENT FROM KNOGGIN KNITTING
Beautiful felted hand puppets made by local puppeteer Kristi
Wilson. |
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Alexander's
newest marionettes are only 10" tall and feature
a very easy-to-use controller for a wide range of expressive
movement. Each character is beautifully dressed in fine
detail.
Each
$80 |
PRICES
VARY DEPENDING ON SIZE AND CONTROLLER TYPE. |
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| ALEXANDER
MERGOLD |
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More
From ALEXANDER MERGOLD |
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Il
Dottore |
Pierrot |
Tin
Man |
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Alice's
TWO OF SPADES (15")
$150.00 |
DUPA
(12")
$50 |
ELF
(24")
$150 |
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| Il
Arlecchino |
Il
Capitano |
Colombina |
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HARLEQUIN
( 24")
$250 |
PIERROT
(30")
$250 |
PUNCH
( 16 ")
$150 |
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Check
out the new PUPPET RESCUE
PAGE. You will see some of the rescued, vintage and used
puppets that now share lodgings with puppets by ALEXANDER
MERGOLD, KELLY KIRKHAM, KRISTY WILSON, STEVEN BARKLEY
and of course OPEN DOOR DESIGNS. |
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PUPPETS
UP 2009
- August 8th & 9th
Visit
the PUPPETS UP! 2009 website.
The line up this
year is, as usual, very exciting with ten different troupes
coming from across Canada, the U.S., Iceland and the UK. |
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| Telling
Stories
“This year, the festival’s Telling
Stories theme has inspired a story writing competition
and a youth production”, says Noreen Young, Puppets Up!
Artistic Director. ”We are going to take the winning children’s
stories and fashion them into a puppet production to be presented
at the festival by a youth troupe comprised of eight local Mississippi
Mills and Carleton Place children”.
The Puppets Up! story writing competition is open to children
ages 8 to 15 and submissions are due by April 30, 2009. Within
1,000 words, entrants will be asked to write a story involving
a bookworm and a kid (boy or girl). A panel of local authors,
booksellers, librarians and artists will judge the results.
The top three competition winners will join Nick, the festival
mascot, in the daily festival parade on both August 8 and 9.
They'll earn prizes in the amounts of $100, $75 and $50 as well.
More
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