Maria Sibylla Merian
This puppet represents the 17th century artist-naturalist, Maria Sibylla Merian, who travelled to Suriname to paint and study the metamorphosis of tropical insects. She is part of a puppet performance […]
Maryushka and Finist the Falcon
One of my favorite Slavic Fairy Tales for which making the puppets was great fun.
Baba Yaga and her Chicken Leg Hut
How does Baba Yaga fit inside her house, you ask? By magic, of course!
Slavic Fairy Tale Puppets
Vasilisa, Baba Yaga, and the Young Tsar performed the tale Vasilisa the Brave and Beautiful for a class at UTSA, part of a collaboration with Professor Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz and her […]
Seed Child and Theia Yule at the Park
On December 1 (2022), Seed Child and Theia Yule shared their Winter Solstice song at Storytime in Nature, a monthly program for young children and their families at Phil Hardberger […]
Winter Solstice
Puppets Seed Child and Theia Yule are ritual puppets to welcome the Winter Solstice. Both are built around a section of bamboo pole (gathered from a wild overgrown corner of […]
Puppets at Oak Haven Park
Last Saturday, the Mirabilis Puppet troupe performed for families at my neighborhood park. Here, Neoma, a budding naturalist, talks about all the insects she likes to photograph in the park.