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Puppets in Prague immersion trip: November 17-26

a man holding a wooden object

Jonathan Gonzalez '24 chisels his marionette's head.

a man in a brown shirt

K'tren Wilson '24 seals his puppet before painting using a water and glue mixture.

a man carving a face on a wood block

Logan Weilbaker '25 adds finishing touches to his puppet before.

a man in an apron cutting a wood with a knife

Max Kercheval '23 uses a Japanese pullsaw to make the controller for his puppet.

a man in a workshop

Dario Benuelos '23 begins the sealant process with his puppet's arm.

a man working on a wood carving

Aj Miller '23 marks areas on his puppet that need to be carved.

a man working on wood in a workshop

Sam North '23 shapes his puppet's torso on the final day of carving.

a man in a hat painting a wood object

William Rolfson '23 strings a violin he carved for his marionette.

a man in a hoodie cutting wood

Jakob Faber '23 aligns his pull saw before making the initial cut.

a man in an apron working on a wood carving

Max Kercheval '23 details his puppet's hairline.

a man sitting at a table working on a wood piece

Jonathan Gonzalez '24 rounds out his marionette's neck.

a group of people working in a workshop

K'tren Wilson '24 (left) shapes his puppet while Jonathan Gonzalez '24 (right) receives instructions from master puppet maker Mirek Trejtnar.

a man sitting in a chair

Aj Miller '23 discusses carving techniques with classmates.

a wood carving on a table

Logan Weilbaker '25 displays his puppet, famed Czech military leader Jan Žižka.

a wood carving on a table

Aj Miller '23 sets his puppet head to dry after preparing it for paint.

a wooden head with a hand on it

Adding texture to hair often relies on hundreds of small of chisel marks.

a man in an apron holding a piece of wood

Sam North '23 brushes sealant on the underside of his puppet's head, maximizing the puppet's longevity.

a man in a blue and white striped apron holding a wooden object

Logan Weilbaker '25 adds texture to his puppet's head.

a group of men walking on a dirt road

Left to right: William Rolfson '23, AJ Miller '23, Max Kerchavel '23, Jonathan Gonzalez '24, Jakob Faber '23, and Todd Handlogten walk from Stadion Letná, home of AC Sparta Praha.

a man in a hat looking at a building

Dario Benuelos '23 stands in the shadows of Church of St. Anthony.

a man sitting on a bench in front of paintings

Jonathan Gonzalez '24 sits to take in the art on display in Prague's National Gallery.

a man looking at a painting on a wall

AJ Miller '23 soaks in Prague's art scene at the national level.

a man looking at a statue

K'tren Wilson '24 studies the chisel patterns in marble sculptures at Prague's National Gallery.

a group of men looking at a painting

Logan Weilbaker '25 (Left), Max Kerchavel '23 (Middle), and Jakob Faber '23 (Right) immerse themselves in Czech art at the National Gallery.

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