Title & Artist:  "The Cod of Summers Past" – by Tammy Picone-Nohelty

Medium & Size:  Cut paper, acrylic paint, and mica flakes on wood.  21 7/8" L x 8 5/8" H x 3/4" D.  For indoor display only.

Artist Statement:  Never wanting to travel too far from home during the 4th of July in Marblehead, it occurred to me when working on the Codfish that the place I call home is the very essence of what the cod should embody. Each fish scale is a small image of Marblehead Festival of Arts exhibition venues, from the Old Town House to Abbot Hall. Each building houses the creativity, life, and heart of the Festival and creates a place called home for me. Oh yeah, and I added in a little Marblehead Lighthouse too, for good measure. I hope you enjoy the Cod as much as I have enjoyed the last 20 years of memories to create it.

Artist Biography:  Tammy Picone-Nohelty is a member of the Fine Arts Faculty at the Malcolm Bell School in Marblehead. She holds degrees in Advertising/Design from Chamberlayne College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Photography from Montserrat College of Art, and a Master of Education in Visual Arts from Salem State College with a concentration in Studio Art.

Prior to teaching in the Marblehead Public Schools, Tammy served on the staff of Montserrat College of Art as Registrar, Coordinator of Special Student Services, and a member of the Continuing Education Faculty. She has taught alternative photographic methods at Montserrat College of Art, the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Marblehead Arts Association, and the young artists program at Montserrat College of Art. From 1992 to 2011, Tammy was a photography teacher and curriculum director for the Arts at Tower children’s summer programs at Tower School in Marblehead.

Tammy’s visual artwork has won numerous awards and is in various art collections nationally. She was Co-Chairperson of the Marblehead Festival of Arts Photography exhibit from 2002 to 2014. Currently, Tammy serves as Co-Chairperson of the Festival’s 50 Cods for 50 Festivals auction and Director of Exhibits for the 50th anniversary of the Marblehead Festival of Arts.

When not teaching, Tammy is working in her studio. Her visual artwork has evolved out of a broad range of artistic and photographic experiences, which have fostered her creativity in various photographic methods and materials. She continues to exhibit her photographic and mixed media work and is developing a new series of mixed media pieces to be released in the fall of 2015. Tammy lives in Marblehead with her husband, two daughters, and dog "Pixel".

Hosting Business:  "The Cod of Summers Past" is on display at National Grand Bank, 91 Pleasant St., Marblehead, MA. On July 1, this cod will be moved to the Old Town House, Town House Square, Marblehead, MA.