...In the corner by the window sat a knot of old Wilkers (sea slang for whale milkers) brooding over their beers.
They eye me cautiously, like a winter squall, as I approach the bar. I wait for the bar-keep and notice that the walls of The Rotten Catch are liberally decorated with antique whale-milking paraphernalia ... huge leather harnesses and old suction cups with their hand-operated pumps...
A large hooked pole with twelve rubber prongs catches my eye...
“This Whale Girdler was used by the late McGinty Moffitt in his World Record attempt to milk a pod in 6 hours 32 seconds ... only his unfortunate drowning foiled his brave attempt.”
The other item to catch my eye, and nose for that matter, is the beer...
Number in Edition:
There are 300 available in one size plus 35 hand re-touched and textured artist proofs.
Artist's Proof - A/P:
Edition of 35. 26 x 36 in (UNFRAMED).
Hand rendered and re-touched Artist’s Proof
Standard: 24 x 33 in (UNFRAMED)
Lightfast GICLEE on Museum Canvas
Media:
Limited edition Giclee printed in light-fast pigment, on museum quality art paper
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