artiepoore@mac.com - Arthur H. Poore is a man of many talents. The founder, and director of Dreamlike Puppet Co. since 1989. using string, table-top, rod, mask, shadow and hand puppetry. An award-winning painter, sculptor, actor, writer, multi-instrumental musician, gadgeteer, puppeteer, film-maker and more, 60 yrs a puppeteer, while also a NY City Firefighter and 9/11 Rescue Worker from 1981 thru 2004. Arthur’s creative paintings of contemporary fantasy display a witty and intelligent view of America. Arthur and his late wife and partner Julianne, founded Dreamlike Puppet Co, and toured their original shows in the New York City area between 1989 and 2008. Later he was Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of Puppeteers of America from 2014-2018. Arthur performs his puppetry solo and continues to create his exact, playful, colorful and serious paintings..