Patty Mitchell squeezes by a parade advertisement and a handmade quilt outside of Central Venue in Athens, Ohio, on October 24, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)
Photos: Honey for the Heart Photo Story
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Patty Mitchell, part owner of Passion Works art studio, sews donated fabrics into colorful costumes for the Honey for the Heart parade in the Baker Center Gallery in Athens, Ohio, on October 11, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Ninety percent of the materials used to make the Honey for the Heart puppets come to life, are donated and repurposed. Here, Patty Mitchell sews together a quilt in Baker Center of Ohio University on October 11, 2017. (Michael Johnson/ WOUB)Community member, Debra Spangler rips sheets of paper while making large paper mâche puppets at the Central Venue in Athens, Ohio, on October 19, 2017. Spangler has been volunteering for the project for the past 5 years and says she enjoys it more every year. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Patty Mitchell squeezes by a parade advertisement and a handmade quilt outside of Central Venue in Athens, Ohio, on October 24, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Jiwon Chung, an Ohio University teaching assistant, crafts with paper, notebook spirals, and CDs for Honey for the Heart on October 24, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)“My dad used to say, if you can’t fix it with duct tape, bungee cords, and WD-40, it probably can’t be fixed, and I think that the same thing applies in art.” – Susan Dlouhy explains her methods while making hats out of cardboard and duct tape on October 26, 2017.Patty Mitchell sews together golden crowns for the Honey for the Heart parade on October 26, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Artist, Kelly Shaw, cuts fabric to make into wings for a Honey for the Heart costume on October 26, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Barbara Ery, an Athens local, works on attaching a crown to a chicken puppet at the Central Venue on October 26, 2017. ((Michael Johnson/WOUB)Barbara Ery crafts a crown for a puppet for the Honey for the Heart parade at the Central Venue on October 26, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)A life-size puppet, created by Margaret Gingerich, sits quietly in the workshop on October 27, the night prior to the Honey for the Heart parade in Athens, Ohio. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Eric “The Fish” Paton leads a group of students and community volunteers in his version of Brazilian Percussion moments before the parade begins on Court Street on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Jenny Williams (left) stands with her granddaughter Justice Rodgers in the Fern Street alley prior to the start of the parade on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)(left to right) Connie Patterson holds up a Honey for the Heart quilt with her daughters, Adelia and Alana in Athens, Ohio, on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Nathan Poeppleman, dressed in a self made elf costume, waits to walk in the parade on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Community members and students participate in the Honey for the Heart parade on Court Street in Athens, Ohio. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Paul and Sarah Logue hold giant paper mâché sculptures on Court Street on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)Phoenix Jones waves to the crowd while standing up in a balloon adorned pick up truck during the parade on October 28, 2017. (Michael Johnson/WOUB)
