Timing is everything. Behind the drawn shade is a classic old-fashioned ice cream parlor, recalling a Cincinnati tradition familiar to generations who grew up with neighborhood favorites like Graeter’s and Aglamesis Brother’s. Open the antique salesman’s sample door and there it is - a classic ice cream parlor is revealed (closed, of course). A vintage ice cream scoop rests below, ready for the next dip.

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Artist Statement and Biography

After a career in advertising (formerly CEO of Cincinnati-based Northlich), Mark's love for great design, primitive antiques and unusual found objects all converged to form his creation of assemblages.

"Some works convey a message, some an outgrowth of a  personal story, some a flight of fantasy and others are simply compositions that just look and feel right.  Each one has been put through the torture test of long stares.   My work aims to give very special found objects a new life and context."

A collection of Serrianne assemblages were exhibited in February, 2017 at the juried national show of the American Craft Council in Baltimore, Maryland.