The Work I do

Due to my current lack of a regular, paying position anywhere I had been looking for something to fill my time. In November I found it.  I have been spending my Wednesdays volunteering at the International Puppetry Museum in Pasadena. There I've been tasked with the challenge of properly organizing all the puppets in their collection.  The storage system is broken down by continent and it has been my job to go through the boxes starting with Europe Box 1 and get everything in line with the system that they've set up.  It can be tedious work to unwrap each puppet, re-write each card (two per puppet), then tag, re-wrap and re-box everything, however, I get a huge kick out of being able to see so many different types of puppets and that alone can make my day.  On top of this, the individuals running the Museum are a joy to be around. Alan Cook, who it seems owns majority of the collection, radiates excitement and will tell you anything that you want to know about the art of puppetry. I look forward to getting back there after the holidays.