Bunnell Street Arts Center exhibits mixed media and textile artist Abigail Kokai for the month of December. This exhibit features a fictional space character, “Aelon Funk”, and his travels along an extraterrestrial installation. Opening on Friday, December 6th, 5-7pm with an artist talk at 6pm.

From the “Panda Mick's” universe, we follow the new adventures of the recent jackpot lottery winner, 97-year old Aelon Funk, the self-proclaimed “billionaire space boi.” Aelon is breaking in his “new-to-him” spaceship while he embarks into outer space, hoping to find the fountain of youth. The funk-filled spaceship and incredible life stories deliver energy to all he meets. The “Panda Mick’s” universe is a family of small, plush, muppet-like characters born out of isolation during the pandemic and created by Abigail Kokai.

“Growing up in a rural area of Ohio, I was the granddaughter of a competitive quilter and the daughter of a creative seamstress. It was only natural that I turned to sewing at a very young age. Sewing allowed me to ‘make’ and build things – puppets, dolls, dolls clothes, and of course quilts. Without even realizing it, I became fluent in the domestic language of fabric.”

Exhibit is open during normal gallery hours: Monday - Friday 11:00 - 5:00pm and Saturday 12:00 - 4:00pm.