FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW WORKSHOP: 3D Mixed Media Puppet Painting

Create a simple form in the first half of this 2-part class or work on an existing project for the full 3 hours. Let’s get some paint on those puppets!

We will go over materials, layering processes and how to paint on different three dimensional surfaces depending on your puppet medium of choice.

Explore brush techniques, texturing, color mixing, and fine detail work to bring life into your puppets!

  • REGISTRATION

    $30

    AGE LIMIT: 13 and up
    MAX PARTICIPANTS: 15

    Please note that once your registration is complete, FULL MOON Workshop fees are non-refundable unless the workshop is canceled.

  • DATE, TIME & LOCATION

    Saturday, June 8 & Sunday, June 9, 2024
    10:30am – 12:00pm Central

    ONLINE: Workshop sessions will be held on Zoom.

  • MORE INFO

    ACCESSIBILITY: Contact Open Eye at boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 for accessibility information and requests.

Required Materials (depending on material to be painted on)
Please be sure to assemble this list of materials in advance of the scheduled workshop session.

  • Gesso/primer

  • Acrylic gloss medium and matter medium

  • Spray matte finish

  • Acrylic paint (white, magenta, yellow, cyan, burnt umber, black plus embellishing color if desired like gold)

  • Brushes – small, medium, and large

  • Water jar

  • Paper for stencils

  • Foam for stamp making

If you have questions about this workshop, please email 
thefullmoonpuppetshow@gmail.com.

Teaching Artist Bio

Sarah Eaton has her BFA in intermedia and her MFA in craft and has taught art to every age and in multiple disciplines and media for 20 years. She has painted puppets for Disney, Universal, Wynn Casino and Cirques du Soleil through Michael Curry Design and has painted as a Scenic Artist for Shadow Machine, painting miniature sets and props for stop motion (GDT's Pinocchio, In the Know, Tiny Chef S2). She believes in independent based learning, material exploration and empowering her students through choice and gentle encouragement.

FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW is supported by:

FULL MOON funders

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.