About Aurelia
Craft Artisan & Visual Artist based in Flagstaff, Arizona
Aurelia Sims is a craft artisan and visual artist residing in Flagstaff, Arizona. They are currently a student at Northern Arizona University majoring in Technical Theater and Studio Art.
They are skilled in woodworking, welding, ceramics, printmaking, model making, and fabrication techniques. They hold a passion for puppet construction and traditional art forms.
Core Disciplines
Theatrical Crafts & Puppetry
Designing and building expressive rod puppets, hand puppets, and marionettes engineered with articulated mechanisms, custom armatures, and lightweight performance-ready materials.
Sculpture & Foundry
Translating material studies into physical form through steam-bent woodworking, TIG/MIG steel rod armatures, plaster volumetric casts, and sand-cast aluminum foundry work.
Printmaking & Traditional Arts
Engaging historic print methods including multi-color silkscreen serigraphy, Vandercook letterpress with hand-set type, and relief linocuts on archival cotton papers.
“Craft is where structural necessity meets tactile storytelling. In theater and sculpture alike, every joint, stitch, and cast surface is an active participant in the illusion.”— Aurelia Cosette Sims
Send a Message
For theatrical fabrication inquiries, exhibition opportunities, or bespoke puppet construction, please reach out using the form below.