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Marisol Himmel is an educational puppeteer and ventriloquist and the creator of Moddy Puppets, A puppet company that explores new ways to use puppetry in education. I talk with Marisol about her puppetry journey, her explorations of different styles of puppetry, her collaborations with other artists and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Marisol Himmel:

Website - https://moddypuppets.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moddypuppets/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ModdyPuppets

TIkTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@moddypuppets

Discussed on the show:
Geoff Rams (ventriloquism coach) - https://www.instagram.com/GeoffRams/

Cynthia Lopez - My Puppet Factory - https://www.instagram.com/MyPuppetFactory/

nunushi - https://www.instagram.com/nunushi.art/

Becca - https://www.instagram.com/Beccasaccount/

Elakha Alliance (otter project) - https://www.instagram.com/ElakhaAlliance

San Francisco Bay Area Puppetry Guild - https://sfbapg.org

Children's Fairyland - https://fairyland.org

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Connect with Grant:
http://www.MrGrant.com
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Art by Parker Jacobs
Music by Dan Ring
Edited by Stephen Staver

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Jeanne Lauren worked in the creature shop that was building some of the most iconic creatures for Return of the Jedi. She also worked on the film ensuring the creatures looked good on screen and more importantly, that their performers were comfortable while wearing the creature suits. Her own company, Skyana has been designing puppets, mascots and costumes for Corporate events and television for decades. I talk to Jeanne Lauren about all these things and more, including her appearance as a biker in the 1986 film Howard the Duck, on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Jeanne Lauren:
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491067/

Discussed on the show:
Eco, You and Simon, Too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqhpxFd8AY&t=517s
Light & Magic (TV Series) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_%26_Magic_(TV_series)

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http://www.twitter.com/toasterboy
https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs
Music by Dan Ring
Edited by Stephen Staver

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Vanessa Valliere creates original solo theater shows combining elements of clown and puppetry. She’s performed these shows all over the world and often performs at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. She’s also toured with the Manual Cinema and she recently attended the National Puppetry Conference at the O’Neill for the very first time. I talk to Vanessa Valliere about all these things and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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by becoming a Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patron. Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info and to help create more episodes like this.

Connect with Vanessa Valliere:

Website - https://www.vanessavalliere.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanessavalliere
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@nessagoof

Discussed on the show:
Mucca Pazza - https://www.muccapazza.com
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival - https://chicagopuppetfest.org
Manual CInema - https://manualcinema.com
National Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup

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Connect with Grant:
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http://www.twitter.com/toasterboy
https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs
Music by Dan Ring
Edited by Stephen Staver

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