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Sketchbook painting to celebrate Caroll Spinney’s birthday! 🎨 Big Bird will always be my favorite. 💛

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2022-12-27

Carol Spinney passed away today. He brought life to such memorable characters such as Big Bird.
Big Bird was always a great friend to all on the Sesame Street!
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2019-12-09

"Motionless Puppets"

My piece to honor the passing of Caroll Spinney, the man who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on

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2019-12-09

I don’t know what to say.
I will really miss him.

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2019-12-09

Rest in peace, Caroll. Thanks for bringing two legendary characters to life and helping Jim's dreams come true.

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2019-12-09

Rest in peace, wonderful friend and teacher. ❤️

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2019-12-09

Merry "Christmas Caroll." Happy 85th Birthday to Caroll Spinney, one of my artist/puppetry influences, and the originator of Sesame Street's Big Bird (my fav childhood character!) and Oscar the Grouch.

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2018-12-27

I watched a ton of puppet shows as a little kid, and I always could tell they weren't real, but I never once questioned if the Muppets were real. were just as real to me as any live person. That was due in no small part to performance.

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2018-10-18

I loved the way Animation House LTD drew Big Bird for those Follow that Bird animated sequences.
If I were to work on these characters someday I would follow this lead.

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2018-03-08