Kathleen Lynam

I am a puppeteer and teaching artist for the Nashville Institute for the Arts.     I am proud to be a Wolf Trap Artist, one of 150 in America.   This program has allowed me to work with Head Start children for the last 9 years, teaching life and academic skills through the performing arts.

I met Rebecca, who had a bead store in Franklin, and she's the one who taught me how to bead.   I loved it!  I made a small amulet bag, then several others.     As a puppeteer, I was able to incorporate my love of beads into the embellishment of my puppets that I make.  

I'm a mother of three, and have a daughter -- Colleen -- at Smith College.    My boys live chained in the basement -- Brendan and Michael.    Ha!

I love to knit.    I like to bake and cook.   I collect PEZ dispensers and Oaxaca hand-carved wood creatures.