![]() In 2018, Fleet worked with Lowe to create music for a puppet version of Hamilton Public Library's mascot, Scout the Fox. "And I said absolutely, I said sign me up," he said. Fleet said the Ancaster Memorial Arts School asked him if he would like to host classes out of their buildings before the pandemic. He said the school began in 2017 as a summer camp for kids, but has grown to include classes for people of all ages. Nathan Fleet is the director of the Hamilton Film Festival and executive director of the Hamilton Film School. "Those people, while I was up in the Arctic, were really inspirational for me to grow as a puppeteer and to really take my craft to a whole another level," he said. He said since then he has gone back to New York City to work with industry legends like Michael Schupbach and Peter Linz, who both worked on Sesame Street and The Muppets respectively. Lowe said he went on a day trip to New York City for a workshop and was hooked. What started as a way to exercise his creativity turned into a passion. When he was in Nunavut, Lowe said he made his puppets out of the same materials he teaches kids with - 1/8 steel rods, fleece and foam. ![]() I started to just practice and build," he said. "I lived up in the Arctic for four years and there wasn't a lot to do . He said the winter storms gave him time to explore his creativity. Lowe said he began his puppeteer career when he was working in community outreach in Nunavut. Benson Lowe teaches kids both how to create puppet characters and create videos with them. ![]()
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