ASAP is once again involved with Antigonight: Art After Dark and very proud that two of our resident artists, Julia Walker and Noella Murphy, who, along with Laura Stinson, are performing Shear Ingenuity, a Road Less Gravelled Production on Piper’s Pub Back Lawn this Saturday night (September 16).
Julia notes that the women, “each have fairly diverse creative backgrounds, but share the common thread of having been raised by families who foster art appreciation in rural Nova Scotia”. The three friends decided last winter to commit to working together after talking about it for several years. The project, Julia says, “was born from a desire to create puppets and explore specific techniques that Laura has learned from working with Bread and Puppet Theatre. We chose to tell the story of one rural woman, and bring a somewhat prosaic experience alive using larger than life puppets”.
Julia describes the trio’s collective style as a fusion of art, craft and performance. Our puppets are first sculpted with clay, and then paper mache layers are applied over. We are using mostly found and repurposed materials for the armature and textile components.
Julia credits ASAP with “dragg[ing] us out of barns and our own basements into a common, central space. For a group just starting, such as ourselves, ASAP has allowed us to explore our ideas without the financial burdens or commitments that renting studio space would entail. It is also a great way to network with other artists in the community”.
Look for performances of Shear Ingenuity happening on the hour at the back of Piper’s Pub, 33 College Street.
Julia notes that the women, “each have fairly diverse creative backgrounds, but share the common thread of having been raised by families who foster art appreciation in rural Nova Scotia”. The three friends decided last winter to commit to working together after talking about it for several years. The project, Julia says, “was born from a desire to create puppets and explore specific techniques that Laura has learned from working with Bread and Puppet Theatre. We chose to tell the story of one rural woman, and bring a somewhat prosaic experience alive using larger than life puppets”.
Julia describes the trio’s collective style as a fusion of art, craft and performance. Our puppets are first sculpted with clay, and then paper mache layers are applied over. We are using mostly found and repurposed materials for the armature and textile components.
Julia credits ASAP with “dragg[ing] us out of barns and our own basements into a common, central space. For a group just starting, such as ourselves, ASAP has allowed us to explore our ideas without the financial burdens or commitments that renting studio space would entail. It is also a great way to network with other artists in the community”.
Look for performances of Shear Ingenuity happening on the hour at the back of Piper’s Pub, 33 College Street.
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