I have lived next to the big top in a city haunted by clowns and circus folk from a time long ago. This little guy must have hitched a ride in my subconscious from that period of my life. I lend my voice to the great echos of E.E. Cummings, Corita Kent and Bill Joyner, “Damn everything but the circus!”

Title: Circus Folk

Medium: oil on found wood

Dimensions (inch): 7.5x4.5

Year: 2026