Welcome!
I'm Candice, a visual artist, storyteller, and puppeteer. As a teaching artist of puppetry and a literacy tutor for several years, I've had the joy of witnessing the arts provide crucial outlets for emotional expression, self-discovery, and self-esteem. My mission is always to prioritize imagination and social emotional learning through literacy and the arts.
My experiences with various art forms like theater and visual art, combined with my passions for education, behavioral therapy, mental health, and community development, have melded to allow my creative vision to become a reality! To schedule a virtual or live puppet therapy workshop for an individual or group, feel free to send me a message. Meet me on TIKTOK for faith-based, fun, educational content.
“The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many”. John D. Rockefeller III
Storytelling and Live Performance
The media below showcases my mission of encouragement through storytelling via puppet therapy workshops, books, and
other created content. These workshops bring joy and enlightenment to groups of all ages.
The gallery shown below reflects the various educational and community arts initiatives I've been blessed to be a part of.
Discovery & Cultural Development
 Ministry at a Women's Home in Houston |  Happy Flowers Puppet SkitShowing kids how art can help them transcend negative emotions. |  Read-aloud for Curious Friends |  Handmade Bird PuppetOne of the hand-made birds in my first puppet video. |
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 Gifts from God Workshop |  Community Kid's Workshop |  Puppet Power with WP Puppet Theater |  InShot_20240306_150349397 (1)_edited_editedPerforming Curious Friends at an elementary school. |
 Gigi's Imaginative AdventuresGigi's Imaginative Adventures performed for a PreK class. |  Houston Women's HomeGigi taking a rest after doing her thing during "Dare to Discover Your Happily Ever After" at a Women's Home in Houston. |  Curious Friends with Puppets for PreKPerforming Curious Friends for a PreK class. |  Fall FestivalFall festival performance in collaboration with a local church. |
 After-school kids' workshop |  Christmas ShowPerforming with Roddy at the nursing home during the holiday season. |  PreK Imagination FunAfter watching Gigi's Imaginative Adventures, the students wanted to give her a hi-five. |  The TalentThe talent. |
 Early Arts Read-aloudDelivering an anti-bullying message to kids at an elementary school. |  Curious Friends Elementary Read-aloud |  Bronx Community Puppet ShowPerforming with my puppet Dan at the Andrew Freedman Home for artists in the Bronx. |  Monologue WinnerOutside Houston's MATCH Theater after watching my award-winning monologue performed by talented actors on stage as part of Shabach Enterprises' Fade to Black production. |
 Queens NY Puppet ShowPerforming for kids at the Local Gallery in Queens, NY. |  Early ArtsCurious Friends performed for a bilingual PreK audience. |
Community Arts Advocacy
Displayed are organizations that I've collaborated with to create educational and
cultural experiences through puppet performance, visual arts, and storytelling.
