A video compilation featuring all of the cardboard and felt and card stock puppet super shorts made and animated at The Empty Set in the Kimball Arts Center in 2023

LUCKY DUCKY

A card stock duck puppet and construction paper props make for a very lucky day indeed. Made for St. Patrick’s Day.

Year of the Rabbit

Happy Lunar New Year 2023!
Take some time to stop and eat the flowers.
Felt puppet rabbit with card stock flowers animated on glass.

Touched By Ghoul - Lost at the Costco

Paper puppet music video for Chicago's Touched By Ghoul

http://touchedbyghoul.com/

Big Takeover Premiere


"Touched by Ghoul is fronted by former Sybris singer/guitarist Angela Mullenhour, along with guitarist Andrea Bauer, and the rollicking rhythm section of bassist Alex Shumard and drummer Paige Sandlin"

Swimming Lapse

Swimming Lapse travels through all four kinds of a shipwreck, (Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan, and Derelict) while trying to keep it’s head above water. Hand drawn and photographed with watercolor overlays.

sound by Danielle Heal

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Beware the deep end.
Steer clear of clogged drains.
Don’t drink the pool water.
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dedicated to all public pools everywhere, especially Kosciuszko Park Pool, Chicago, IL

Rabble Rabble - enough is enough

Paper cut out collage music video for the Chicago band Rabble Rabble. A societal breakdown due to over saturation of phone apps and narcissism.

RABBLE RABBLE "Enough is Enough" from their 2016 release "Composure" released by Eye Vybe Records

SWEET COBRA - FUTURE GHOSTS

Sweet Cobra: Botchy Vasquez Vocals / Bass Robert Lanham Jr. Guitar Jason Gagovski Drums / Cymbals

Production Design: Botchy Vasquez Props and Masks: Christine Ciarleglio Camera Assistant: Molly McCandless Direction and Animation: Katie Kapuza

Exclusive Premiere

Split Feet - Selective Mommery

music from Split Feet

video made with "feminine" machines and thrift store toys

Exclusive Premiere

PINK AVALANCHE - YOUR COLLAPSE

music Che A.H. Arthur – guitar, vocal Kortland Chase – guitar Pete Croke – bass Adam Reach – drums

video by Katie Kapuza and Molly McCandless

chaos and calm: transitions

Transitions is a study in 24 hours of calm and chaos and calm. A collaboration between screen print street artist Tara Zanzig and animator Katie Kapuza, this represents both artists and the feelings of moving through the day and night without thought of routine or purpose. The sun salutation is a comment on the yoga and body art of Tararchy. Each of the 24 sun salutations represent one hour out of a day. Within these "hours" the 12 poses are transitioned within themselves, sometimes over lapping with other "hours" to create a build up of the subconscious garbage that collects unknowingly in our minds throughout a day.