Black History Month: Puppet Making with Javaka Steptoe

Fri, Feb 17 2023
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Cortelyou Library

Black History Month kids create


Javaka Steptoe shares his talents with kids at a fun puppet making workshop this Friday. Bring a sock or mitten or use our supplies to craft a once-in-lifetime puppet. Steptoe is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's literature including several picture book biographies on renowned artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and world famous musician Jimi Hendrix. His unique mixed media collage art -- using found objects like plywood as the backdrop to his paintings -- won him the 2017 Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Awards for Radiant Child: The Story of Jean-Michel Basquiat. 

Basic supplies provided; but everyone is encouraged to bring their own recycled objects from home -- a lone mitten, sock or some pocket lint to repurpose and fashion into an amazing puppet!

Please register to save a spot!

 

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Add to My Calendar 02/17/2023 03:30 pm 02/17/2023 04:30 pm America/New_York Black History Month: Puppet Making with Javaka Steptoe <p><a href="http://javaka.com/index.html">Javaka Steptoe</a> shares his talents with kids at a fun puppet making workshop this Friday. Bring a sock or mitten or use our supplies to craft a once-in-lifetime puppet. Steptoe is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's literature including several picture book biographies&nbsp;on renowned&nbsp;artist <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=11977176">Jean-Michel Basquiat</a> and world famous musician <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=11561778">Jimi Hendrix</a>. His unique mixed media collage art -- using found objects like plywood as the backdrop to his paintings -- won him the 2017 Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Awards for <em>Radiant Child: The Story of Jean-Michel Basquiat.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p>Basic supplies provided; but everyone is encouraged to bring their own recycled objects from home -- a lone mitten, sock or some pocket lint to repurpose and fashion into an amazing puppet!</p> <p>Please register to save a spot!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Cortelyou Library MM/DD/YYYY 60