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Sea creatures emerge from Mike Bennett s mind April 06 2021
Portland artist, who has done wooden cartoon cutouts in recent years, debuts A, B, Sea later this month.
Artist Mike Bennett, noted for his large wooden cartoon cutouts, was quite flattered when one of his good friends, Joe Kye, paid him a great compliment.
Kye called him a public joy creator and, Bennett said, it s a phrase I ve held on to. I m an artist and illustrator and social media influencer, but public joy creator is what speaks to me the most.
Well, Bennett is all set to bring more joy to Portlanders and anybody who might venture to his house and yard in Northeast Portland, which he vaguely describes as north of Alberta Street. Building off his A to Zoo theme, which featured animal creations whose names start with each letter of the alphabet, Bennett will introduce the public to A, B, Sea starting April 20, the one-year anniversary of A to Zoo. It ll be 26 cutouts of different sea c