August 2020 Fireproof Archive Safe

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lid

lid

Painted pattern; terra cotta lid; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Old Chinese Tea Pot Lid

Tribal Name: The Great Beyond 159

Artist name: Lid

Conception number: 1,019

Made number: 1,008

I bought a tea pot

teenager in Chinatown

I could afford it

roadside picnic

roadside picnic

Pattern covered with silver bubblepacking; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 160

Artist name: Roadside Picnic

Conception number: 1,054

Made number: 1,009

during my Covid

I read a Russian sci-fy

a funny concept

spooning

spooning

Plaster coated pattern; candle soot; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Spooning

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 161

Artist name: Spooning

Conception number: 1,021

Made number: 1,010

In Weird New Jersey

a story about spooning

I thought I’d try it

helo'ha - glass

helo'ha - glass

Polychromatic painted pattern; square box lock with glass knob; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Box Lock - Glass

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 162

Artist name: Helo’ha - Glass

Conception number: 1,039

Made number: 1,011

In this our old house

box lock knobs are different

just like the people

helo'ha - brownstone

helo'ha - brownstone

Polychromatic painted pattern; box lock with brown sandstone knob; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Box Lock - Brown Knob

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 163

Artist name: Helo’ha - Brownstone

Conception number: 1,037

Made number: 1,012

aloha” - spoken

Is a greeting to say “Hi!”

and to say “good-bye”

helo'ha - marble

helo'ha - marble

Polychromatic pattern; box lock with marble knob; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Box Lock - White

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 164

Artist name: Helo’ha - Marble

Conception number: 1,038

Made number: 1,013

glass, stone, or marble

bathroom, bedroom, or attic

personalities

one eye, two eyes, four eyes

one eye, two eyes, four eyes

Plaster coated pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Egg Eyes

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 165

Artist name: One Eye, Two Eyes, Four Eyes

Conception number: 1,055

Made number: 1,014

standard eye test

“better; worse; about the same?”

my first pair at six

color

color

Polychromatic pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 166

Artist name: Color

Conception number: 1,058

Made number: 1,015

television set

first there was just black and white

finally color!

applique no. 1

applique no. 1

Polychromatic applique over white pattern; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass and safety glass support not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Applique No. 1 - Purple Herb

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 167

Artist name: Applique No. 1

Conception number: 1,056

Made number: 1,016

Kitten number: 198

“we need privacy!”

curtains just collect the dust

they make fake stained glass

applique no. 2

applique no. 2

Applique over clear plexiglas sheet; black paper background; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass and safety glass support not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Applique No. 2 Frost

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 168

Artist name: Applique No. 2

Conception number: 1,057

Made number: 1,017

Kitten number: 199

hot breath on the glass

some winters were so cold out

panes frosted inside

black and white

black and white

Painted pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Black Dots

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 169

Artist name: Black And White

Conception number: 1,059

Made number: 1,018

five o”clock stubble

pepper on mashed potatoes

the moon’s lily pads

death Is coming.  It won't be pretty.

death Is coming. It won't be pretty.

Black painted wood; plexiglas; polychromatic cast pattern; electrical tape; duct tape; bamboo; black tool handle dip; black painted mild steel channel.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 20”W x 7.5”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Rattle For Death; Death Is Coming

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 170

Artist name: Death Is Coming. It Won’t Be Pretty.

Conception number: 1,060

Made number: 1,019

pull the cord - wheels turn

bumpy road makes the shells talk

“someone summoned death.”