Acrylic Cods

Item Description

Title & Artist:  "Cod Cakes" – by Caroline May

Medium & Size:  Acrylic on wood.  21 7/8" L x 8 5/8" H x 3/4" D.  For indoor display only.

Artist Statement:  An instructor of mine once said, "You should be terrified of a blank canvas." That may sound extreme, but I do approach every canvas with a sense of apprehension, thinking, "Will this one be a keeper?"

This is the first time that my "canvas" has been a piece of wood shaped like a fish, and I must admit that I studied it for a long time with some trepidation. My first ideas ran along the lines of incorporating iconic Marblehead, or a lament on the vanished cod. But I wanted to exploit the shape and began ruminating on various wordplays and cod "things." While turning my cod this way and that and thinking "Cod this....cod that....," up came "Cod Cakes." My sweet tooth must have helped.

Artist Biography:  Caroline May has a BA in French and Art from Regis College. She also studied in New York at the Art Students League and the National Academy School; at the Manchester Institute of Arts, the DeCordova Museum School, and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey; and in numerous workshops.

She is a Life Member of the Art Students League and an Artist Member of the Marblehead Arts Association. Caroline has had solo shows in Bridgehampton, NY, Carlisle, MA, and Marblehead, and has exhibited and won awards in juried shows in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. She has been represented by galleries in Eastern Long Island, and her work is in many private collections.

Hosting Business:  "Cod Cakes" is on display at Terry's Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Shop, 22 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA.

Item Special Note

Pick-up of purchased cods will be on Tuesday 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.

Click here to see the other decorated cods up for bid in our Cods of a Different Color online auction!

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