Do you know the work Edward Lear who is certainly the master of the nose? Best known for his short limericks and poems for children The Owl and the Pussycat he was also the scribe of the poem Dong with the Luminous Nose.
The Paris Review writes about Lear’s serious nonsense.
Like his cousin Diogenes who carried a lamp during that day in search of truth; in search of an honest man, Dong uses light of his nose during his search of his lost love (gaiety, beauty, truth).
Inspired by his description of the nose made from the bark of the Twangum Tree, tied with cords to the back of his head, I crafted a nose from a bulbous gourd from our garden. I intend to don this protuberance and wear it to our reading group where we will be discussing Jenny Uglow’s Edward Lear: A life of Art and Nonsense. It’s a marvelous read.
THIS IS NOT A NOSE.
THIS IS NOT A NOSE.
For detailed ruminations about the nose, what is and what isn't, go to my Lesson about how to draw a nose or not.
