canvas remnant no. 1

Polychromatic canvas; black painted backing pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Lanie’s Remnants

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 420

Artist name: Canvas Remnant No. 1

Conception number: 1,267

Made number: 1,270

a painters’ drop offs

stacked outside her studio

they came in useful

well grounded

Grey painted pattern; copper wire, copper 1/2 inch diameter rod with attaching hardware; plaster hole insert and screw; black painted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 27.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Grounded

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 421

Artist name: Well Grounded

Conception number: 1,268

Made number: 1,271

from my Covid days

a short length of copper wire

when I made bracelets

street pillow

Yellow plastic wheel chock; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 8.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Homeless People Pillow

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 422

Artist name: Street Pillow

Conception number: 1,260

Made number: 1,272

In the street gutter

my guess it’s a truck tire chock

lost in the sharp turn

when Rein brought the meat, it was like . . .

Plastic candy toy; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Hog Fest

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 423

Artist name: When Rein Brought The Meat, It Was Like . . .

Conception number: 1,261

Made number: 1,273

a box of iced meats

rent payment to the landlord

too much for his fridge!

head of staff

Polychromatic pattern; shellacked wood; black painted 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: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 424

Artist name: Head Of Staff

Conception number: 1,262

Made number: 1,274

she is not a man

she is a leader of men

a foot into shoe

green tape and dry bamboo

Green painters tape; dried bamboo; black painted backing pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 20”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Green Tape And Bamboo

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 425

Artist name: Green Tape And Dry Bamboo

Conception number: 1,280

Made number: 1,275

soft light brown bamboo

the linear tape

appealed to my eye

try and try and try again

No. 8 gauge copper wire; exothermic welding material; black backing 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: Exothermic Welding

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 426

Artist name: Try And Try And Try Again

Conception number: 1,281

Made number: 1,276

at the second hand

I found a box of something

it fused wire sections

precision when needed

Twelve inch metal ruler; black painted backing pattern; 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: Metal Ruler

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 427

Artist name: Precision When Needed

Conception number: 1,283

Made number: 1,277

I have been lucky

my jobs have all used hand tools

they keep me useful

the year in review

Polychromatic pattern; used facial masks; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 20” W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: By The Front Door

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 428

Artist name: The Year In Review

Conception number: 1,284

Made number: 1,278

two types of work masks

particulate and vapor

virus stopper now

old ring

Steel ring with surface rust; black painted backing pattern; silver/black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Rusty O Ring

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 429

Artist name: Old Ring

Conception number: 1,285

Made number: 1,279

Kitten number: 235

what was its purpose?

did it have a useful life?

It does not reply

small shaper crystal forming

Metallic silver painted small pattern; black painted backing pattern; 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: Small Shaper Crystal Forming

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 430

Artist name: Small Shaper Crystal Forming

Conception number: 1,286

Made number: 1,280

old house window panes

frozen condensate inside

my hot finger draws

mopping the floor

Metallic spray 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: Large Shaper Crystal Forming

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 431

Artist name: Mopping The Floor

Conception number: 1,287

Made number: 1,281

my shaper levels the top

to get to all, move the work

all the surface cleaned

pressure points

Wood pattern with colored resin inlay; black painted backing pattern; painted mild steel channel base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Wood With Resin Inlay

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 432

Artist name: Pressure Points

Conception number: 1,290

Made number: 1,282

my chiropractor

he followed the eastern arts

all about wellness

"ask me how It was buying gunpowder after the Capitol riots"

Wooden pattern; gunpowder burns; clear shellac; 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: Gunpowder Burns

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 433

Artist name: “Ask Me How It Was Buying Gunpowder After The Capitol Riots”

Conception number: 1,288

Made number: 1,283

“purpose of purchase?”

“for exothermic welding.”

they thought I was nuts.

landscape

Polychromatic pattern; black/silver 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 6.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Little House

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 434

Artist name: Landscape

Conception number: 1,282

Made number: 1,284

Kitten number: 236

when I stop working

a house with a chair and books

out in the country

ghost peeker

Silver and flat black on eggshell cardboard stock; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Birki’s Back

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 435

Artist name: Ghost Peeker

Conception number: 1,291

Made number: 1,285

I am being watched

debris after the job done

what we leave behind

Gotterdammerung atelier

Golden spray painted bamboo strips on pattern; flat black painted 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: Golden Sunset: Gotterdamerung Set Design

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 436

Artist name: Golden Sunset: Gotterdamerung Atelier

Conception number: 1,289

Made number: 1,286

Bayreuth set design

bright yellow horizontals

for the “ring” cycle