An annual weekend juried competition held every October since 1959, the 63rd Boone County Bank Art Show presented a potpourri of works this autumn by artists from central Missouri. The BRC spouse entered an oil painting from her studio into the exhibit. Based on the belief that not everyone wants a banjo, but almost everyone can use a cell phone holder, the BRC craftsman submitted a smartphone stand entitled the “Peace on Earth Cell Perch” to the show. It was ornamented with fretboard inlays from previous banjo projects.
In the adjucated competition, the BRC spouse was awarded a blue ribbon and cash prize for her oil painting which promptly sold. A retired nurse and self-taught artist/instructor, she is no stranger to first-place laurels. But, to our mutual surprise, the BRC craftsman’s “Peace on Earth Cell Perch” also won a blue ribbon and cash prize. Below is a lobby photo of visitors studying the curious red oak desktop implement and its shiny topical imagery. Following the weekend show, both of the aforementioned blue ribbon-winning items were selected to be exhibited in The Bank lobby for six weeks.
To survey other cell perches from the BRC workbench, please enter “smartphone” in the website search engine or click-on Cell Perches in the menu. Peace-themed items are not new to the BRC workshop. A “Freedom Eagle” banjo was fashioned several years ago and can be accessed by entering “freedom” in the home page search engine. It was gifted to a son-in-law. A posting on a related “Peacemaker” 5-stringer can be viewed by entering the word “pax” in the website search engine. The “Peace on Earth Cell Perch” will be gifted to our youngest daughter.
As all BRC instruments are one-of-a-kind products, a third peace-oriented banjo neck (above) crafted recently was installed as a decoration over the entrance of the BRC workshop to welcome visitors.
From the BRC: Peace
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