sarah.flacke
puppets
A puppet represents a human being without being human. Thus, it is an excellent vessel for projection. Projection is attaching one’s feelings and/or actions to another person or object. The puppet creator or puppeteer endows the puppet with characteristics that reflect his or her inner view of human nature, self and others. Because the puppet is an inanimate object, it is a safe avenue for expression. It is responsible for all of the views and emotions it communicates, not the puppeteer. Using puppets to create stories initiates an avenue for inventing a personal metaphor. A story brings truths and imaginative forces of the inner world to a safe arena to be viewed outwardly by oneself and others.
puppets
A puppet represents a human being without being human. Thus, it is an excellent vessel for projection. Projection is attaching one’s feelings and/or actions to another person or object. The puppet creator or puppeteer endows the puppet with characteristics that reflect his or her inner view of human nature, self and others. Because the puppet is an inanimate object, it is a safe avenue for expression. It is responsible for all of the views and emotions it communicates, not the puppeteer. Using puppets to create stories initiates an avenue for inventing a personal metaphor. A story brings truths and imaginative forces of the inner world to a safe arena to be viewed outwardly by oneself and others.