Janie Geiser

We were in this same class at Howard and Surrett Scott.

And Janie Geiser, who was a puppeteer in Atlanta, made that puppet for me.

And then we recreated it for the New York production because it was too fragile to kind of travel.

So we recreated that seven-foot puppet.

Log Cabin Quilts showcases the log cabin style of quilts most popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and their America at 250 exhibit is a self-guided tour that features American material culture including numerous works rooted in the origins of our country.

For more information on the exhibits and to plan your visit, you can go to shelburne museum.org the ballard institute and museum of puppetry at the university of connecticut helps visitors to understand the past present and future of puppets and material performance and as part of the university of connecticut's school of fine arts it complements uconn's puppet arts program in building and disseminating knowledge about puppetry On view through October is their exhibit, Becoming Modern, U.S. Puppetry in the 20th Century, which explores a variety of artists that demonstrate the emergence of innovations based on the idea of puppetry as a modern performance form, including Basil Milosev, Larry Reed, Sandy Spieler, Dan Herlin, Janie Geiser, Peter Schumann, Theodorus Gipitaris, and more.

The museum also offers a variety of workshops, performances, and programs throughout the year.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is located at 1 Royce Circle in Mansfield, Connecticut, And to plan your visit, you can go to bimp.uconn.edu.