Uncle Finbarr began as Uncle Harald, with a wild fringe of hair placed on a white face; his inspiration was from Freddie, a fisherman, who, off season, sometimes worked for Chuck & I in the kitchen doing prep at our restaurant. He talked to the food as he prepped. One day I asked him: "Did I hear you talking to Mr. Tuna again?" He told me his dreams of catching "Mr. Tuna", a Moby Dick sized dream of the ultimate prize fish--bringing glory and fortune to the weary fisherman. Living on the Harbor in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where the Merrimac meets the Atlantic, Freddies stories enhanced the romance of our seaside home.
Freddies tales became:
Uncle Harald Weaves Tales of the Sea
(2013) 11 x18
My love of this work like a good yarn, grew in my imagination, and Uncle Harald became Uncle Finbarr, after reading a story of a wild Scandinavian fisherman by that name.And now a revival has come upon the shore. Reborn into a broader sea, with the intercession of Neptune, he has become:
Lord Finbarr, Weaver of Gotaway Fishtales and Dampened Dreams
Handmade, watercolor, enameled and canvas papers, 2016
13" x 20"
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