I have an obeast exhibit opening on March 2 @ the Beland Gallery in the Essex Art Center in Lawrence, Mass (which is about 25 mins outside of Boston). The Museum for Obeast Conservation Studies installation will be up through April 13. There will be an opening reception and short artist talk on the 2nd, [...]
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MOCS @ Lawrence, MA
Posted in installations, obeasts, sculpture, thoughts & feelings, tagged art, artist, beland gallery, boston, essex art center, fat, fatness, herrick, installation art, lawrence, maine, massachusetts, museum for obeast conservation studies, muumuu, new england, obeast, obese, obesity, rachel herrick on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
museum for obeast conservation studies
Posted in installations, photos, sculpture, summer 10, tagged archaeology, art, artifacts, artist, chubby, fat, fatness, fiction, found object art, herrick, identity art, installation, installation art, maine, maine college of art, meca, museum, muu muu, muumuu, nourish, obeast, obeasts, obese, obesity, political art, portland, portland maine, rachel herrick, raleigh on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Museum for Obeast Conservation Studies was founded in 2010 as an organization for the historical and scientific study of the endangered North American Obeast. Given their reclusive natures and dwindling numbers, little is known about this genus of bipedal marsupials, which was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. This exhibition was hosted [...]
meditative, delicious carnage
Posted in inspirations, spring 10, tagged art, boston, Heidi Reidell, lobster, lobster picking, lobster salad, maine, Myriah Hampton, poem, poetry, studio on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maine artist & gallery owner Heidi Reidell recently shared this poem with me and it struck a chord. As a native Mainer (relocated now) I’ve eaten my fair share of lobsters. This poem captures the quiet, habitual movement and mental absorption that comes with being an experienced lobsta picka. I notice occassionally that people operate in this mode [...]
