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The Amazing Value of Puppets
By Molly Piper of Acorn & Rose
The Arts and Uses of Puppetry Having worked as an artist and teacher for some decades, I believed I had done it all - drawing, painting, sculpting, design, carpentry, writing. Then I received a grant to teach puppetry, and every skill I had ever developed took on new use and meaning. Instead of a picture or mural on a wall, a piece of furniture or sculpture, a garden or a book - suddenly I was involved with a living experience that was filled with vibrant interaction and ongoing change. My students made puppets that were used in wonderful productions, but also became learning partners, reading companions, and communication emmissaries. How alive and hopeful is that?
For children and adults, for all types of personalities and learning styles, puppetry is a whole artform that involves all the arts. Budding and experienced puppeteers find enjoyable challenges that stretch skills and imagination. It takes thoughtful planning and careful work to create just one puppet - using design, sculpture, painting, and sewing skills. But to do a show, more than one puppet is involved. Then there is a story, dialogue, voices, movement, music . . . but still, that's not all! What about a stage, sets, and lighting? And the teamwork in all this?
Life is all about interaction, and puppetry is a living art that involves and engages all aspects of the human psyche. Everyone expects laughter and entertainment from puppet shows. But history has shown us that people are willing to hear things from puppets that they cannot accept from another human being. Delicate or volatile issues in all areas of life may be addressed using puppets, which opens up new pathways for thinking and understanding (an interesting topic for another article). It has been proven again and again that children in particular will say things to puppets they would never otherwise say, which has built communication, understanding, confidence, and healing.
Please visit my website and blog for more about the fun, beauty, joy and many life-giving potentials of the wonderful arts of puppetry.
Molly Piper has worked since the 1980's as a teacher and workshop presenter for decades. She is author/designer/illustrator of several children's books, including The Magic Crayon. Molly is also the happy owner of Acorn & Rose Puppet Theater.
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