After flipping through a referance book about puppets (The Art of the Puppet by Bil Baird, 1965), I was delighted and surprised to learn that Maurice Sand with his mother George Sand (the author) created puppets and marionette's together! Maurice would carve the body's and paint the faces and his mother made the costumes. The Sands' would gather friends at their home for shows. I say "Yes" to that!
In reserching online I discovered something else that blew my mind!! Maurice Sand is the same talented artist, who's Commedia dell'arte illustrations have hung on my walls for half my life. It turns out he actually studied briefly under the tutelage of Eugène Delacroix.
The drawing above spoke to me so much, that I created a sculpture inspired by one of his illustrations. Do you remember?
Here are more of Maurice Sand and George Sand's works of art (including the theater). I've read they created altogether 130 puppets and marionettes.
Isn't it fascinating that this talented man and his mother, who are long gone are infusing their special life and energy into me today? I'm bursting with inspiration!
What is inspiring you?
xox
Constance
