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Free! Simple Mechanisms
To launch our 2026-27 Automata Fundamentals Online Workshop, we are offering the first session for FREE! Learn how to make simple mechanisms for Automata and learn about our plans for the entire year. Learn how to make beautiful automata in Simple Mechanisms that you can easily make at home with scrap wood, clothespins, and other materials that are easily sourced. On September 20, you will get guidance from expert toymaker/puppet maker Mirek Trejtnar on the basic principles
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March 16: Czech Stomper Marionette Online Workshop
Learn the secrets of the unique Czech Stomper Marionette, who is famous for how his body can get very small and very tall. Coming March...
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Miniature Theatre + Marionettes Online Workshop
In this 4-month, in-depth workshop you will create everything for a puppet show: hand-carved marionettes, a wooden puppet theatre that...
Jan 10, 20241 min read
February 3: Table Top Puppet Online Workshop
Learn to make this charming type of puppet in our two hour online workshop, learn basic construction of a wooden, carved table top...
Dec 31, 20231 min read
It's spooky season!
The best time to sign up our ONLINE BREAKAWAY SKELETON WORKSHOP where you will create your own unique design with master carver Mirek...
Sep 22, 20231 min read
One-day Workshops during PQ
Jackie Penrod's students (from Columbia College) and Jennifer Matthew's students (Sewanee College) got a taste of the life of a puppet...
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Our puppet trip to Plzen
We had a magical day in Plzen, a city that takes puppets so seriously that there are sculptures of the iconic Spejbl and Hurvinek...
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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