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   The Lookout Arts Quarry  Sparks Designs' home base is the Lookout Arts Quarry in Bellingham WA, a 60 acre rock quarry turned collectively owned permaculture circus and arts center. We consistently dedicate our time and resources to community engag
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      Transformational Puppets and Parades     Over the course of a month long visit to Accra, Ghana, Sparks Designs created a series of large scale puppets and taught free community art workshops utilizing beach trash. Workshops culminated in a 15 k
      Improvisational     Physical Comedy with a Cause     Performing for a Syrian refugee camp with the not for profit Emergency Circus, Nuremberg, Germany
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      Weavings     Sculpted forms are pre-made out of flexible white pvc pipe, kids are then invited to weave strips of re-purposed fabrics over these "bones" to bring to life multi-hued immersive animals. Sculptures have included a 60’ dragon,
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   Shadow Sail Theatre     A portable shadow theatre that hosts workshops in shadow puppet crafting by day and an interactive shadow playground by night. Multiple overhead projector stations set up with puppets, found materials, and shadow masks are
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      Cardboard Island     It's amazing what a pile of cardboard and recycled crafting materials can become within a few days of all age innovation! This workshop and participatory art installation centers around families building an imaginary landsc
      Storybook Bird     Developed through a series of free community workshops promoting sustainability and literacy at libraries throughout Ghana, Africa. Beach Sourced plastic water bottles and woven wood cane. 7’ x 12’ x 4.5’      Spons
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