Tom, who is a friend and co-worker, left a paper on our work desk that said “Fill Poppin”. I was left to wonder what this was about? In my mind it quickly became a person named Phil Poppin. Later I found out that Poppin was merchandise and Tom’s job was to fill a display of Poppins products. Having kept the paper with the note on it, I decided to fill it with what I considered poppins. This reminded me of my work creating portraits of Mr. Wisor. Because Mr. Wisor represented wisdom, I tried to fill him up with the wonders the world has to offer. Mr. Wisor was/is a real person and someone I met. However, Phil Poppin will have to come into being or perhaps I will bump into him.
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Title: Mr. Wisor, Size: 22″ x 15″, Mixed media, Date: 2008 |
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Title: Mr. Wisor (Occidental), Size: 24″ x 18″, Mixed media, Date: 2009 |
Pretty funny and charming, Kip. I am joining you in facebook retirement as much as possible.
Thank you for reading Libby.