NEW YORK – Having a personal portrait made is usually an occasion of dignity and a sign of accomplishment. Usually. But it's hard to be stately when your portrait comes with a hand hole, a plush nose ...

Jackie Smook, a puppet maker and creator of the show "Dilly's World," stands with a sardine puppet she made in a day at her home workshop. Jackie Smook, a puppet maker and creator of the show "Dilly's ...

CINCINNATI -- Jesse Mooney-Bullock leads an enviable life in Northside. He's a creative force, an inventor, a craftsman, a writer, a performer, a musician and a father who leaves his three young ...

Continues Burson, “You make sure the puppet’s in the right outfit, holding any props that they need to be holding and rigged to do any specialty moves. And then you are standing by a monitor while ...

One of the last remaining marionette puppet makers in the United Kingdom says the craft is vital to keep theatre alive. Stephen Foster, 47, is one of only as few as six people making the puppets in ...

After years of struggling to keep the doors open, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater joined a lineup that included Justin Bieber and Katseye.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jackie Smook, a puppet maker and creator of the show "Dilly's World," stands with a sardine puppet she made in a day at her home ...

As they push for unionization, craftspeople at the The Jim Henson Company say they are treated as an underclass, subject to abuse and unsafe conditions: "The job of the wrangler is eating sh** and ...

One of the last remaining marionette puppet makers in the UK says the craft is vital to keep theatre alive. Stephen Foster, 47, is one of only as few as six people making the puppets in Britain - with ...