Nearing the Bong-tree and the runcible spoon hour
This week I’m delivering all of my new artworks for a one-person exhibit at the urban winery Burnt Bridge Cellars.
Currently my studio looks like this.
Via one of the galleries that represents my work year around, Caplan Art Designs, I’m exhibiting 13 of my newest artworks at Burnt Bridge Cellars during both June and July!
All of my artworks were inspired by Edward Lear’s poem “The Owl and the Pussycat”.
The opening party is at Burnt Bridge Cellars, First Friday June 6 2025 and my exhibit runs through to the end of July. It’s free to come look at art and listen to music – glasses of wine and dinner have a charge. Reservations for dinner are encouraged.
https://www.burntbridgecellars.com/
Here’s the exhibit statement I wrote:
“In 1867 Edward Lear wrote a poem titled “The Owl and the Pussycat” which has inspired my mixed media paintings. Lear’s time period had economic problems as well as gender based controversy somewhat like our current time. During his lifetime Lear never specified the genders of the Owl or Pussycat. I value nonsense literature because it playfully reminds us that we make meaning together using words and symbols. We can mutually seek the safety of gentle humor, the place beyond cruelty, where the Bong-tree of the heart grows.”
“They sailed away, for a year and a day,To the land where the Bong-Tree grows”
I’ve also turned all of my artworks into a kids book style art album because I like to do that! The image below is of the book cover. I’ll have a very few printed books at the opening party and ongoing access to the book in both print and ebook forms is here
https://www.blurb.com/b/12431156-the-owl-and-the-pussycat-art-album
As I wrote recently in my email newsletter I’m chuckling because the chef has included a dish that has quince in it! One of the poem stanzas that inspired my artwork says
“They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;”
I love the added edible dimension to my exhibit – which I think of as a poem you can walk around inside.
“They dined on mince, and slices of quince,Which they ate with a runcible spoon;”
During the opening party there’ll be music and hopefully many hearts happily dancing by the light of the moon!
If you can’t come in person to the winery you can see all of my paintings by clicking here.
However you see my exhibit I hope it’ll raise a smile! Thank you for looking!
