Description
Title & Artist: "23-Karat Gold-Leafed Codfish" – by Stephen Lane
Medium & Size: Lacquered 23-karat gold leaf on wood. 21 7/8" L x 8 5/8" H x 3/4" D. For indoor or outdoor display.
Artist Statement: Redesigned weatherproof Cod made to be displayed inside or outside.
Artist Biography: I have resided in Marblehead for over 40 years. I am a certified Technology Engineering Special Needs Shop Teacher trained at Fitchburg Industrial Arts College. The program was 4 years, and upon graduation students were Massachusetts-certified to teach in any shop in the areas of woodworking, carpentry, furniture making, automotive, machine shop, electrical, graphic arts, photography, and mechanical and architectural drawing. I have taught in Swampscott and Boston Public Schools for a total of 26 years after an 18-year career at TWA Boston.
I am a woodcarver and am currently taking art classes at the Marblehead Senior Center.
Hosting Business: "23-Karat Gold-Leafed Codfish" is on display at HND Architects, 52A Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA.
Item Special Note
Pick-up of purchased cods will be on Wednesday evening, July 5. Winning bidder will receive a notification email with information on pick-up time and location.
If winning bidder requires shipping, winner's credit card will be charged a separate $24.95 fee to cover USPS ground and handling. Shipping is available within the U.S. only and must be requested within 7 days after receipt of the notification email.
Any cod purchased via "Buy Now" will remain on display at the hosting business through the end of the auction, and will be available for pick-up as detailed in the winning bidder notification email.
If winning bidder has not picked up cod (or provided shipping address) within 30 days after the close of the auction, cod will become the property of Marblehead Festival of Arts, Inc.
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