Mixed Media Cods

Item Description

Title & Artist:  "Bela Bacalhau" – by Randa Dubnick

Medium & Size:  Fine-line marker, ink, and acrylic paint on wood.  21 7/8" L x 8 5/8" H x 3/4" D.  For indoor display only.

Artist Statement:  I am a fan of the Marblehead Festival of Arts and was happy to be invited to decorate a codfish again this year. This year my project is inspired by Portugal, where I have seen codfish (bacalhau) listed on every menu. The patterns on my fish are inspired by Portuguese blue and white tiles (azulejos), and are designed to look like fish scales and markings as well as tiles—a kind of visual pun. I named my fish "Bela Bacalhau."

Artist Biography:  I am an independent artist—primarily a painter, but I work in other media as well. I am a member of Porter Mills Studios in Beverly, MA, where I have a studio. I also exhibit at Galatea Fine Art in Boston. I studied art at Southern Colorado State College and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

I make art every day and have a blog, where I post images daily. I also do portraits and create keepsakes for Memory Imprints. You can find out more on my website.

Hosting Business:  "Bela Bacalhau" is on display at Orange Leaf, 12 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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