About
​J Parker Arts

My name is Julie Parker. From puppets to costuming, each project is a unique creation utilizing found and recycled materials. The re-purposing of materials is a key tenet of my creative process, along with my fascination for the natural world.

Costumes and Life Sized Puppets
Unique festival wear and costumes for children and adults. Emphasizing comfort and re-purposed materials for low environmental impact. I consider some of the costumes to be life size puppets, which are animated by the dancers who wear them.

Shadow Puppets
Inspired by traditional east Asian shadow puppets and projections on the screen.

Photography and Painting
Attempt to capture the places, organisms, and perspectives of the natural world that fascinate and inspire me.
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Puppets 

Click image to view video of Mantis Milonga performed at the Spring 2020 Rocky Mountain Puppet Slam at DCPA
Handmade paper and vellum
Chinese-style Shadow Puppet
Click Image for video of Sylvia performing at the Fall 2019 Rocky Mountain Puppet Slam  at the Black Buzzard Comedy Club in Denver

Fire Performance

​Fire and LED work

Credits

List of recent production work and CV
The Scarlet Letter, Opera Colorado, 2016 
Costume Designer: Terese Wadden 
Soprano Laura Clacomb, as Hester Pryne, wore the black bonnet I made in the opera's finale.

Photography
and
​Painting

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