Each year we travel around the country to art shows where we show our puppets and meet many of you. We travel in February and March, again in June, and finally in October. The rest of the year we're home working on making puppets for people like you.

(We do in fact bring our sewing machines and some materials with us so that we can make puppets for people even while we're on the road. Our access to materials is more limited, and we can't make things as quickly as we can at home, but the quality of our creations remains the same.)

Here is our art show schedule for 2008:

• Beaux Arts Festival of Art

  Coral Gables, FL

  January 19 & 20

• Key West Crafts Show

  Key West, FL

  January 26 & 27

• ArtFest Fort Myers

  Fort Myers, FL

  February 2 & 3

• Coconut Point Art Festival

  Bonita Springs, FL

  February 9 &10

• Sarasota Festival of the Arts

  Sarasota, FL

  February 16 & 17

• Hyde Park Village Art Fair

  Tampa, FL

  February 23 & 24

• Las Olas Art Fair

  Fort Lauderdale, FL

  March 1 & 2

• Art in the Park

  Georgetown, TX

  May 31 & June 1

• Virginia-Highland Summerfest

  Atlanta,GA

  June 6,7, & 8

• Well Street Art Festival

  Chicago, IL

  June 14 & 15

• Art Fair Jackson Hole

  Jackson, WY

  August 15, 16, & 17

• St. James Court Art Show

  Louisville, KY

  October 3,4, & 5

Our show schedule for 2009 is all tentative at this time. Each show where we display our puppets is a juried art show, judged by an independent jury of art experts. Their tastes determine whether we are accepted or rejected at a particular show. We were told by a highly respected independent art expert (and juror at several major art shows) that many jurors may not give our work serious consideration because they are "puppets" and puppets connote toys, not serious art. We view our work as both toys and serious art. Fortunately, there are enough jurors who agree, but we can never be sure as to what shows will accept us or reject us from year to year.

We will post our 2009 schedule as it becomes available. Check back regularly for updates.