Folkmanis Puppets were conceived as a cottage industry in the late 1960's and nurtured among the street vendors lining Berkeley's famed Telegraph Avenue. Folkmanis Puppets are the expression of Judy Folkmanis' active imagination, sewing wizardry, and love of nature. Folkmanis Puppets offers some of the most heartwarming and realistically designed creatures. Their hand and finger puppets are both exotic and the best on the market today!