Paper lantern sculpture

For our third annual Firelight Lantern Festival I wanted to build something really special for the parade. When I saw pictures of giant lanterns from the Minneapolis Lantern Festival, I was totally inspired. I contacted my friend, fellow puppet artist Mary Plaster, as she'd assisted in making the lanterns, and she gave me some great tips. The inspiration came from the MPLS Lantern Festival. Photo: Dusty Hoskovec/Minneapolis Downtown Council With artist friends Susanne Larner and Nell Casson…

Hello all! I wanted to post some images of recent sculptural work that either hasn't appeared on the blog in finished form, or has only appeared in poorly taken images. (oops!) At my recent show at the Stutz building I was able to get some pretty good images of the Chalice pieces, so I've included…

Katie Warner on Instagram: "Willow lanterns made last year with a group of talented friends, for a very special occasion 🌟 Here they are being installed by some of the lovely people who helped make them. Thanks for everything! It was such a perfect wedding gift and lots of fun crafting with you all ❤️ Each lantern is unique, with a different design on the front and back, illuminated by a single candle 🕯️ The tissue paper used to cover them is designed for lantern-making. Sealed with a mix…

Fish Lanterns, ,made from wire structure, paper and velum applied on.