1 of 4 · Framed in Ivory Wash · 41 × 33 in
Ringo Starr
I’ve been referred to many times as the “Octopus Artist”. I get a real kick out of making these and they’ve been so enjoyable I’ve made them in many different compositions and colors. The elegance and playfulness of their tentacles are fun to layer, wind around each other and the canvas. Ringo Starr was a Beatle, and the famous song “Octopus’s Garden” was one of the few songs that Ringo both wrote and played. The story goes that the song came about when Starr was on a boat belonging to comedian Peter Sellers in Sardinia in 1968. The boat's captain told Starr about how octopuses travel along the sea bed picking up stones, crustacean shells, sea glass, bottle caps and other shiny objects which they place into piles building “gardens”. It seemed fitting to add sparkling paper and gems to all my octopus tentacles. The papers used in its tentacles are from sheet music and lyrics to this song, and are mixed in with warm colors - more golds, oranges and bronzes. An interesting little fact is that octopus have three hearts, and if you examine Ringo Starr closely, you’ll find three hidden hearts in his tentacles! This can be a nice partner to Wiggle Room, as the water is more blue and less green. These Octopus fit in with any coastal decor, and are especially popular bathroom art, as they are serene and calming in watery settings.
Signed giclée print · edition of 125
Medium framed · 41 × 33 in
$695
Made to order and signed by Jennifer. Allow 3–4 weeks.
Details
| Size | Artwork | Liner | Framed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 23 × 17 in | 1 in | 30 × 24 in |
| Medium | 32 × 24 in | 2 in | 41 × 33 in |
| Large | 40 × 30 in | 2 in | 49 × 39 in |
Every frame is a 2½ in moulding in Ivory Wash, Dove Grey or Warm Silver, around a white textured liner.
The framed size is the artwork plus the liner and the moulding on every side. The medium, across: 32 in artwork + 2 in liner × 2 + 2½ in moulding × 2 = 41 in.
Every size arrives ready to hang, no glass needed.
Shipping in the US is a flat rate per piece: $40 small, $75 medium, $100 large.
Or pick it up in Sarasota at no charge. Jennifer will email you to arrange a time.
Florida orders include sales tax for the county the piece goes to.
Prints are made to order: allow 3–4 weeks, depending on the season.
A giclée is a fine-art print of the original, professionally printed with pigmented archival ink in Sarasota. Each one is signed and numbered by Jennifer, in a limited edition of 125 across all sizes.
It is finished with a raised varnish, so it hangs without glass.
Hand-embellished prints, signed prints Jennifer collages over again by hand so no two are alike, are sold at her shows.
Sizes
Drawn to scale, measured to the outside of the frame.
- Small30 × 24 in
- Medium41 × 33 inSelected
- Large49 × 39 in
