Andrea Zimmer

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Through painting, giant puppetry, costume and sculpture, Andrea Zimmer brings beautiful, quirky characters to life.

"I love the creative process and enjoy sharing this with others either through hands on workshops or interactive installations often involving mask, shadow and puppetry."

Committed to her craft Andrea has travelled globally for professional development,

visiting cultural meccas such as Bread & Puppet Theatre in Vermont and Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert. Andrea was invited to the Dream Community, an arts centre in Taiwan to teach puppetmaking from recycled materials. Word of her unique talents travelled fast and she was commissioned to make 60 arts & crafts sample projects for Kaiser Kastle Publishing.

Graduating from Emily Carr College of Art & Design in 1991, a recipient of a Canada Council Explorations grant, her clients include  Vancouver Public Aquarium,  Fraser River Discovery Centre, Mortal Coil Society and Public Dreams Society. Andrea was Co-Artistic Director of the 2008 Surrey Lantern Festival.

"The Fool is that part of ourselves that is wise enough to stand awestruck before the mystery of creation , and bold enough to set off exploring"

The Secret language of Symbols by David Fontana, Chronical Books