Felix and Edward Gorey

What is, is and what might have been never existed

                                                                                                        Edward Gorey

Felix's Edward Gorey themed 12th birthday

Felix was enraptured with Edward Gorey's art and writing from a young age so it was only fitting as a theme for a celebration of Felix's life. It might seem an unconventional choice to pick one man's art to celebrate the art and life of another, but Felix embraced Gorey to the extent that it became a distinctive part of him. I recently read an old newspaper article about Edward Gorey and I felt like I was reading about Felix. It wasn't because he tried to emulate Gorey. They were more like kindred spirits. I felt like I was reading about Felix as a 70 year old man. Please join us in celebrating Felix by embracing the unconventional, and succumbing to the surreal, peculiar, whimsical, and macabre world where both Gorey and Felix were one.

 

Ideally if anything were any good it would be indescribable

                                                                                                                              Edward Gorey

Ways Felix and Edward Gorey Were Similar

Both loved "high art" and "low art" equally


Both loved cats

Both loved the ballet

Both loved opera

Both loved books

Both were mysterious and introspective

Both loved tea

Both loved Japanese art

Both loved films

Both appreciated the beauty in both the mundane and decrepit

Both understood that things, in particular art, could be over-explained,  if it were any good it defied explanation

Both inspired others, and Felix was also drawn to the work of those inspired by Gorey such as Tim Burton, Amanda Palmer, and Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)

Let us take the time that has been given to us and find that clock

                                                                                                                           Edward Gorey