Sierra Camille's painting puppets are a unique arts entertainment based in New Orleans. These animated artists will bring a memorable experience to any party, festival, convention, wedding, or cultural event. Marionette MiMi creates beautiful works of art that can also be purchased.
My work with painting puppets is performance art that produces a lasting work of art. Over twenty years ago I figured out a way to combine my love for painting with my love for puppetry. I made Mimi, my first painting marionette, modeled after myself. She was later followed by an abstract painting bird, a 12 foot giant painting puppet, and The Triplets of Sierra, who are life size tandem painters. I have repeatedly heard people say that they’ve never seen anyone else do what I do. What makes what I do unique isn’t just that my puppets paint, but that they paint well. I have developed as a painter through them, because my method of working provides a different perspective and distance from the painting. When I paint with a puppet I feel freed from the controlling part of my mind. My process of creating paintings by dangling a paintbrush from a string may seem limiting, and in fact it is, but those limitations allow me to create art that is more organic and spontaneous. I feel that I have just begun to play with the potential of this handicap of an alter-ego puppet self. There are many more painting puppets that I plan to make that will bring new twists to my process. Creating art is magical, as well as being hard work. I think this becomes apparent by watching me paint, as my creative energy flows through my puppets.
" We had the pleasure of seeing Sierra Camille perform at the First Annual Giant Puppet Festival in New Orleans! It was incredible to witness others, walking out into the courtyard after us, become instantly entranced with her painting marionettes. The courtyard was filled with wonderful responses of visual delight and tactile memories, mixed with elements of wonder and surprise - a great combo, making for a great puppet show!" Sarah Frechette
My work with painting puppets is performance art that produces a lasting work of art. Over twenty years ago I figured out a way to combine my love for painting with my love for puppetry. I made Mimi, my first painting marionette, modeled after myself. She was later followed by an abstract painting bird, a 12 foot giant painting puppet, and The Triplets of Sierra, who are life size tandem painters. I have repeatedly heard people say that they’ve never seen anyone else do what I do. What makes what I do unique isn’t just that my puppets paint, but that they paint well. I have developed as a painter through them, because my method of working provides a different perspective and distance from the painting. When I paint with a puppet I feel freed from the controlling part of my mind. My process of creating paintings by dangling a paintbrush from a string may seem limiting, and in fact it is, but those limitations allow me to create art that is more organic and spontaneous. I feel that I have just begun to play with the potential of this handicap of an alter-ego puppet self. There are many more painting puppets that I plan to make that will bring new twists to my process. Creating art is magical, as well as being hard work. I think this becomes apparent by watching me paint, as my creative energy flows through my puppets.
" We had the pleasure of seeing Sierra Camille perform at the First Annual Giant Puppet Festival in New Orleans! It was incredible to witness others, walking out into the courtyard after us, become instantly entranced with her painting marionettes. The courtyard was filled with wonderful responses of visual delight and tactile memories, mixed with elements of wonder and surprise - a great combo, making for a great puppet show!" Sarah Frechette
