The Junk Evangelist Newsletter

Every two months Mat Bevel Company sends out a digital newsletter, The Junk Evangelist, via email filled with news and inspiration from our theater’s world of Beveldom. When you sign-up, you’ll receive advance notice of releases and special deals on Bevel fine art merchandise.

The Junk Evangelist is filled with news, artwork, interviews and behind-the-scenes information on the evolution of Ned Schaper’s body of work into new TV show called Bevel Café. Produced by our nonprofit’s Bevelvision Productions, it’ll be a mix of “Mad Max and Mr. Rogers.”

You don’t want to miss the process as it unfolds! We’re using stop motion animation, greenscreen compositing, rear view projection, virtual reality and live video technology to capture and share the ‘kinetic junk theater’ with more people. 

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Welcome To Beveldom Onsite Presentations 

Using storytelling, video and photographs, Mat Bevel Company Vice President Paula Schaper will bring you the magical world of Beveldom to your organization or event. This inspiring world has been created by her brother Ned Schaper, a poet, philosopher, kinetic sculptor and performer. 

You’ll see some of the sculptures from the theater’s world of Beveldom—mechanical puppets, helmets, headdresses, vehicles, musical instruments, and large sets such as the “Thought Launcher” and the “Energy Plant.” You’ll meet some of Beveldom’s characters played by Ned and his sculptures—Dr. Paradox, Jester Physics, Major Crisis, even a 7-foot mosquito named “Hemo.” You’ll hear excerpts from some of the hundreds of performances that touch on every subject imaginable, in a playful yet thoughtful way. 

For more than 30 years, thousands of people from around the globe have enjoyed the magic of Beveldom, a “lost land of found objects” that’s both a real Museum Of Kinetic Art and the setting for the Surrealistic Pop Science Theater. The museum includes over one hundred moving fine art sculptures made from thousands of recycled items. In the theater, these found-object sculptures come to life as the puppets, costumes, props and sets for a one-man theater with a huge cast of characters. 

For more information or to book a program, contact Paula Schaper at: 520-604-6273.