Artist Reception at Capizzo for Marina Karassellos

Curious characters with fascinating, wild backstories.

Susan, a Marquette butcher and taxidermist.
“Susan Bimmel, daughter of a Soo Locks Security Ocer, runs Trophy & Tenderloin, a unique taxidermy and butcher shop in the Upper Peninsula. Her small, tough frame embodies an inherited resilience. Hunters regularly bring deer for her expert butchering and to help her hone her processing time, as she aims to challenge Josh Webb, a Mississippi legend who can eld dress a deer in an astonishing 1 minute and 46 seconds. Fridays feature her popular “mystery meat packs”—surprise assortments of quality cuts like porcupine to wild boar.

Marguerite, a Grosse Pointe socialite.
“Marguerite, with her voluminous polished updo and poised demeanor, seems the picture of Grosse Pointe grace, but beneath it simmers a erce competitive streak. is is especially true for the annual Garden Club’s “Heritage Bake-O,” where Martha van der Vliet’s “perfectly bland lemon bars” have infuriatingly claimed the blue ribbon for years. Marguerite is determined to end Martha’s reign. Her true strategy lies with her pristine white poodle, Baguee. Marguerite subtly signaled Baguee to swily devour every single one of Martha’s bars before the judges can even approach.”

Rudy, a Saginaw library assistant. 
“Rudy’s one extra-large ear is the unfortunate legacy of her father, who, frustrated by her perceived inattention at the dining room table, constantly pulled it, convinced she wasn’t listening. In truth, Rudy is quite deaf, a fact unbeknownst even to her, which explains her silent, intense observation through hooded eyes and her narrow lips that rarely speak. For pocket money she works at the Saginaw Public Library on Saturdays – a place where people don’t speak much either, though their staring eyes open speak louder than words.”