Juniper Tree Puppets Events

Juniper Tree School of Story and Puppetry Arts developed out of many years of outreach teaching. We offer a variety of workshops, professional development courses, and weekend events. The focus of the school is a one year, part-time, 3-part certificate training in Storytelling and Puppet Theater, with self designed practical practice projects to work on through the year after each of the three sessions.

Now BookingUpcoming Events

Click on the links below to learn more about the events that are up and coming in 2011-2012. If you would like to learn more about these events, please contact me.

  • Touched into Being and the Mother Rod Puppet Mill Valley, CA June 19, 20, 21
  • Touched into Being and the Mother Rod Puppet Santa Cruz, CA June 23, 24, 25
  • Touched into Being and the Mother Rod Puppet Portland, OR July 2, 3, 4
  • Touched into Being and the Mother Rod Puppet Boulder, CO July 22, 23, 24
  • Certificate Puppetry Training Course Boulder, CO July 29-Aug 10
  • Felting Festival Boulder, CO Aug. 26, 27, 28
  • The Art of Needle-felting Fairy Tale Tapestries Boulder, CO Sept. 10
  • The Art of the Story Apron Boulder, CO Sept. 17, 18
  • Chicago Regional Puppetry Workshop Chicago IL Oct. 8, 9
  • Cincinnati Regional Puppetry Workshop Cincinnati, OH Oct. 15, 16

Book NowI am now booking events for 2010. Contact me to book now, or with questions

Touched Into Being’, The Mother Archetype and Mother Rod Puppet, Summer Workshop Tour (See above for locations and dates)

This much requested 3-day workshop brings the depth of therapeutic early childhood insights in an artistic and practical way in support of the young child’s foundational senses, and overall development. We will explore the sense of touch as the ‘holder’ of the other foundational senses through the loving qualities of the Mother Archetype. We will create Mother and Baby Rod Puppets and learn how to visually inspire the inner goodness of the embrace, both soul-wise and physical from Mother to Child. Contact Suzanne for further information.

New 3-Part Certificate Puppetry Training Begins Summer 2011

A New Certificate Puppetry Training series will begin Summer 2011. Contact Suzanne for details. Contact Suzanne for further information.

Felting Festival, Boulder, CO August 26, 27, 28

A 3-day immersion into the art of wet and needle felting. Details TBA

Creating Fairy Tale Tapestries, Boulder, CO Sept. 10

Enjoy an immersion into the color, forms, and magic of needle-felting an heirloom story tapestry for your classroom or child’s room. Learn the art of building up a rich landscape with this needle-felting technique. You will create a beautiful story picture ready to hang on a wall, or stand on a nature table.. All levels welcome. Contact Suzanne for further information.

The Art of the Story Apron, Boulder, CO Sept. 17, 18

The Story Apron is my personal favorite magical lap puppet theater. We will wet felt a story landscape apron bib with pockets holding a myriad of puppet characters who topple out to tell their tale. The skirt is a flow of colorful silk which lays gracefully over you lap and legs to create the ‘stage’ your story unfolds on. This one apron theater will transform your story and puppet presentation. We will create puppets and a story to practice artistic presentation with. You will go home with a beautiful ‘theater’ and a story to tell. Contact Suzanne for further information.

Chicago Regional Puppetry Workshop, Chicago, Il, Oct. 8, 9

Details TBA

Cincinnati Regional Workshop, Cincinnati, OH, Oct. 17, 18

Details TBA