Since she was a little girl growing up in Tucson, Julie Orrico has been drawn to art. After creating cartoons and participating in theater in school, she entered the world of puppetry. Six years ago, ...

Julie Orrico is the creative head behind the self-made puppet business frequently showcased during downtown Tucson’s Second Saturdays, inside a kiosk at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and most recently ...

There’s a lot of hype around the release of Sony’s latest robotic dog. It’s called “aibo,” and is promoted as using artificial intelligence to respond to people looking at it, talking to it and ...

MANGALURU: As you come to Kalladka, a tiny village in Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluk, and ask for Ramesh Kalladka, you are directed to Shilpa Sadan, the office-cum-studio of Kalladka Shilpa Gombe ...

Today, Orrico owns Julie’s Puppets, which she started after deciding she wanted to sell her creations. She makes the puppets and dolls by hand in her home studio on the east side, and takes custom ...

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