I LOVE A PARADE! Step up your imagination and your parade constructions methods with this one hour workshop! It’s FREE! We’ll take a look at traditions of parades…from Victorian Manitou Springs….. to Indigenous World people’s processions. You'll be introduced to renowned parade artists today and the innovative techniques that they use.
Patti Smithsonian is a professional puppeteer and zine artist. She has designed and constructed large parade puppets in Taiwan and for the Jane Goodall Foundation. As one of the founding members of Concrete Couch, she began the Lantern Parade in Manitou.