TJ Hanretta is the owner of Playful Evolving Monsters, a Chattanooga-based company dedicated to nurturing community and personal wellbeing through art, puppetry, and play. She designs, builds, and performs puppets of all styles and sizes, from those as simple as sock puppet monsters, or rod puppet hummingbirds to 15 ft tall giant puppet dragons for parades and festivals. She also teaches others to design, build, and perform such puppets. She works regularly with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, the Creative Discovery Museum, ArtsBuild, and many other organizations, offering shows, puppet “playshops” (more fun than “workshops”), classes, residencies, etc.