Dirk Joseph is a multimedia artist and arts educator whose paintings and cast paper sculptures depict the sacred, mystical, and natural worlds. In the last decade he has developed a sculpting technique using wood and recycled paper fiber to create low relief wall sculptures. In 2016 Dirk founded String Theory Theater, a puppetry troupe in which he performs with his daughters. As a puppeteer and crankie artist, his puppetry formats include marionettes, hand and rod puppets, shadow puppets, crankies,  large parade style puppets, video productions, and more.
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Dirk was born in Trinidad, grew up in New York, and has been based in Baltimore since 2002. For the last 30 years he has worked as a visual artist, art teacher, performing artist (puppetry and theater), and a graphic designer.