ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) – With the Muppets’ last box office appearance in 2014, puppets have been out of the spotlight for more than a decade. It is fair to ask where they have gone. The answer is surprising – they have taken to the streets.
With World Puppet Day on March 21, the magic of the art has entered Asheville. Street Creature Puppets consists of around 30 W.N.C. locals who love to create mega-puppets and host community art workshops. These are not hand puppets, nor are they Sesame Street size. Big Bird is the only comparable character in scale, but even he is short in comparison to some of the group’s creations.
Jen Murphy said she was “one of the founders of this group and we started it in 2011.” Their community is known for performing at festivals, events and vigils in Asheville with their puppet creations…