Silicon Valley Open Studios

About Janet Trabucco

As a child, I was captivated by fairy stories in which small creatures live extraordinary lives within our own world but invisible to us. As an adult, I understand how empowering it is for children to imagine a magical realm in which the tiniest of animals live wholly independent and heroic lives. I animate these mice with the tools of my theater costumer’s trade: fabric, thread, needle and props. When things go bump in the night, dismiss the real-life worries of intruders or vermin, and visit the world in miniature that my mice inhabit.