CRIPPS CREATIONS
“Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.”
- Albert Einstein
Cripps Creations consists of an artistically diverse partnership. With their expansive skill sets, Vida and Madison J. Cripps offer a variety of unique products and services. The two began collaborating in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC in 2013. Presently, Cripps Creations is nestled in the quaint "Right to Farm" community of Northfield, Massachusetts. Connect with the Cripps by enjoying performances, booking your event, taking one of our workshops, purchasing wares, and more.
Vida Cripps
Vida Cripps is a San Diego native transplanted into the woods of Western Massachusetts. She is a multi-faceted visual and performance artist with a muggle career in higher education.
As a self-taught, rogue taxidermist, Vida's work represents the delicate balance between life and death through visual contrast, elegant textures, and by incorporating Shinto ritual into the process. Much of her physical performance is shaped by dance roots in Philippine Folk and lyrical jazz while training at the Body Arts Center Dance Company of Chula Vista, CA. Her refined skills in the craft of costume design, mask making, and prop building are shown both on and off the stage.
For the 2014-15 academic year, Vida co-owned and directed Spectrum School of Fine Art in Asheville, NC. With her combined skills of business administration and art education, the program successfully ignited the creative spirits of its students.
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Vida is currently tours the U.S. as a member of the theatrical psychedelic punk band Bella's Bartok as their principle puppeteer.
Madison J. Cripps
Madison J. Cripps became a professional puppeteer in 2006 while working on a small farm in the Berkshire Mtns.
Supporting his puppetry is a diverse history of fine art, construction, environmentalism, and theater. In 2008, Madison was awarded a grant from the Mass. Cultural Council for the Cripps Walking Theatre Project. He moved to Asheville, NC from 2009 to 2015 and was an active member of the performing arts community. During that time Cripps was awarded an UNIMA citation of excellence in puppetry for his work on Billy the Liar in 2014.
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Additionaly, Madison was formally trained in silver jewelry design and creation at Sterling Quest School in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. His works are embellished with one of a kind character and detail. Currently, he is employed as a bench jeweler for the studio of Rebekah Brooks Jewelry in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Back in New England, Cripps brings the experiences and influences of his travels where he performs.
