July 9, Panchan!

Panchan lives in England with our friends Andy and Kathy, who are fantastic puppeteers and performers and who have their own puppet company called Thingumajig Theater and who tavel the country with Panchan, performing at festivals and street events. We've gone over several times to play with them in the Hebden Handmade Parade, which we love!  And I first painted Panchan ten years ago for the first project~  this is him, a little bit older but no less cheeky, according to Andy!

“We went to the dogs’ home in Manchester and Andy said ‘let’s have a look at that ugly one!’ The ugly one became our beautiful Panchan, so named as he is made up of exquisite morsels of this and that, just like the Korean side-dishes. He’s been our constant companion for over eleven years and has travelled to fifteen European countries, keeping us happy, grounded and always in search of a beach or a park.”

10x10 acrylic on panel

Spoken for!

the first Panchan painting!