mark burt

Local Honey

by Mark Burt
MEDIUM Needle Felted Wool on a Crocheted Armature

Mark Burt is known for the highly imaginative creatures and otherworldly realms that he creates. Burt’s created realm The Dark Place is a carefully crafted world which is inhabited by vaguely humanoid creatures called Mugawumps. Desperately searching for happiness in a desolate and uncertain world known as the Dark Place, the Mugawumps are faced with plentiful distractions, or Cuddle Doobies, that keep them from achieving their goals. Cuddle Doobies are plant-like creatures that represent the frivolous distractions that are so prevalent in everyday life - sound familiar? However alluring the Cuddle Doobies may seem, the Mugawumps must keep on trudging through the Dark Place in order to achieve true happiness. Burt asserts that his work adapts to the perspective of the observer, encouraging viewers to project their own dreams and distractions onto these fascinating creatures.