I created a monster! (and by monster I mean puppet)
An afternoon of puppet-making with my brilliant friend Jennifer - creative play, figuring stuff out on the fly, and the joy of making things together.
A while back, Jennifer and I spent an afternoon making puppets in my studio. No plan, no tutorial, just a bunch of scrap materials and a great big dollop of FAFO attitude.
This is what that looked like.
If you've ever wanted permission to just make things without worrying about them being good or useful or impressive, consider this your invitation. Turns out, you can actually make some pretty cool stuff that way.
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