Sticks, pom-poms, flags, balls, and plungers are a few of the creative characters which seemingly come alive in Tim Chartier's fanciful world. Let's take a look at a few of the Inanimates.
	Tim calls this sketch "The Candy Cane Sketch." In 1990, Tim performed this sketch at a national puppetry conference. A few years later while teaching at another puppetry conference, Tim discovered that some of his fellow puppeteers had seen versions of "The Candy Cane Sketch" appearing across the country. Recently, Tim discovered that a silent version of the sketch was developed for a puppet team's performances in France. What happens? How can a candy cane be so catchy? As one fellow puppeteer stated, "You just have to see how Tim does it!"
	Gidget is a mischievous character in Tim's show. Gidget's sketches often begin with, "Gidget it isn't your turn yet!" What will Gidget do? What happens if Gidget goes on stage? Why isn't it Gidget's turn yet? That is part of the suspense!
	"Once upon a time there was a planet and a star. The planet was cold and icy and completely barren...." So begins the story of the planet and the star. Tim was hired one summer and told this story to over 25 libraries. Over the years, children and adults have learned lessons of friendship from this simple pair of rod puppets.
	This sketch is another favorite sketch in a Inanimates' puppet show. Tim named these puppets "Err" and "Gerr." They talk primarily in gibberish. Still, their message is clear and powerful. In fact, a doctoral program studying conflict invited Tim to perform this sketch (along with a few other sketches) for the class. The class studied the sketches as part of their learning.

Tim has many puppets. These are only a few. For Tim the magic and charm of puppetry is watching simple objects become lifelike. Puppets reach audiences of all ages and touch themes important to us all.