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Patty Mitchell checks the fit of a headpiece being made for the 5th annual Honey for the Heart parade on October 12, 2016 in Athens Ohio. The theme for this year’s parade is birds. (Photo by Atish Baidya)

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Honey for the Heart Director Patty Mitchell, of Athens, Ohio takes a break from sewing costumes for the 5th annual Honey for the Heart parade on October 28, 2016. The annual event kicks off the Halloween block party in Athens and features giant puppets and costumes made entirely out of recycled materials. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Honey for the Heart Director Patty Mitchell, of Athens, Ohio takes a break from sewing costumes for the 5th annual Honey for the Heart parade on October 28, 2016. The annual event kicks off the Halloween block party in Athens and features giant puppets and costumes made entirely out of recycled materials. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
A group of Ohio University students spend time creating decorative elements for the puppets and costumes that will be in the Honey for the Heart parade. The students volunteering their time on October 18, 2016 are part of one of the learning communities at the university. Honey for the Heart partners with different Ohio University learning communities and professors to bring in students to help with make the parade come to life. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
A group of Ohio University students spend time creating decorative elements for the puppets and costumes that will be in the Honey for the Heart parade. The students volunteering their time on October 18, 2016 are part of one of the learning communities at the university. Honey for the Heart partners with different Ohio University learning communities and professors to bring in students to help with make the parade come to life. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Patty Mitchell checks the fit of a headpiece being made for the 5th annual Honey for the Heart parade on October 12, 2016 in Athens Ohio. The theme for this year’s parade is birds. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Patty Mitchell checks the fit of a headpiece being made for the 5th annual Honey for the Heart parade on October 12, 2016 in Athens Ohio. The theme for this year’s parade is birds. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Andrew Riordan, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and an Ohio University senior studying graphic design, paints cardboard headpieces on October 26, 2016. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Andrew Riordan, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and an Ohio University senior studying graphic design, paints cardboard headpieces on October 26, 2016. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Moira Snuffer (right), of Gahanna Ohio, and an Ohio University senior studying sculpture and expanded practice and Haley Powers (left), a senior studying graphic design, of Bellefontaine, Ohio test the stability of a giant bird puppet that will be used in the parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Moira Snuffer (right), of Gahanna Ohio, and an Ohio University senior studying sculpture and expanded practice and Haley Powers (left), a senior studying graphic design, of Bellefontaine, Ohio test the stability of a giant bird puppet that will be used in the parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Jenna Puhala, of Cleveland, Ohio, and an Ohio University junior studying mechanical engineering tests the prototype of a pair of wings she is designing for the someone to wear during the Honey for the Heart parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Jenna Puhala, of Cleveland, Ohio, and an Ohio University junior studying mechanical engineering tests the prototype of a pair of wings she is designing for the someone to wear during the Honey for the Heart parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Cory Boggs, of Oak Hill, Ohio and an Ohio University senior studying art and psychology, puts the finishing touches on the puppet he created for the Honey for the Heart parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Cory Boggs, of Oak Hill, Ohio and an Ohio University senior studying art and psychology, puts the finishing touches on the puppet he created for the Honey for the Heart parade. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Pilgrim Heidi Kambitsch, of Columbus, Ohio works on her giant puppet head on October 28, 2016. Kambitsch operates Open Heart Creatures which makes expressive body puppets. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Pilgrim Heidi Kambitsch, of Columbus, Ohio works on her giant puppet head on October 28, 2016. Kambitsch operates Open Heart Creatures which makes expressive body puppets. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Artist-in-residence Rachel Clark wheels in one of the cardboard headpieces that will be used in the Honey for the Heart parade into the Central Venue on October 12, 2016. The two artist-in-residence, Patty Mitchell, and a larger number of volunteers made up of Ohio University students and members of the Athens community spend three weeks creating costumes and puppets. In the final week leading up to the parade the workshop moved from Baker University Center to the Central Venue space on E. Carpenter Street in Athens. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Artist-in-residence Rachel Clark wheels in one of the cardboard headpieces that will be used in the Honey for the Heart parade into the Central Venue on October 12, 2016. The two artist-in-residence, Patty Mitchell, and a larger number of volunteers made up of Ohio University students and members of the Athens community spend three weeks creating costumes and puppets. In the final week leading up to the parade the workshop moved from Baker University Center to the Central Venue space on E. Carpenter Street in Athens. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Talal Alshehir, 7 and his mother Fawziah Alshehir lead the Honey for the Heart parade down Court Street in Athens, Ohio on October 29, 2016. The parade is the culmination of weeks of work by volunteers. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Talal Alshehir, 7 and his mother Fawziah Alshehir lead the Honey for the Heart parade down Court Street in Athens, Ohio on October 29, 2016. The parade is the culmination of weeks of work by volunteers. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Allegra Gagliano, 9, daughter of Dawn and Mark Gagliano (right); Eleanor Yandrich, 8, daughter of Cynthia Smith and Mike Yandrich (center); and Henry Davis, 5, son of Allison Stone (left); are dressed and ready for the Honey of the Heart parade on October 29, 2016 in Athens, Ohio. (Photo by Atish Baidya)
Allegra Gagliano, 9, daughter of Dawn and Mark Gagliano (right); Eleanor Yandrich, 8, daughter of Cynthia Smith and Mike Yandrich (center); and Henry Davis, 5, son of Allison Stone (left); are dressed and ready for the Honey of the Heart parade on October 29, 2016 in Athens, Ohio. (Photo by Atish Baidya)