I would like a boston cream pie on my birthday

High density foam pattern; unpainted 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: All Numbers / Lottery

Tribal name: Ufim Morobe Province, upper reaches of Markham river.

Artist name: I Would Like A Boston Cream Pie On My Birthday

Conception number: 07

Made number: 728

but that’s not a cake!

he’s just being difficult

no, it’s what he wants

vinni the blue

High density foam; prussian blue oil paint; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: Uisai Bougainville Province south, Buin district.

Artist name: Vinni The Blue

Conception number: 847

Made number: 729

Kitten number: 159

an Australian

but he loved the sopranos

down in Adelaide

claire brownie

High density foam pattern; elderberry pulp rubbed on; painted black mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Waif With Dirt

Tribal name: Ukuriguma Madang Province, 40 km northwest of Madang.

Artist name: Claire Brownie

Conception number: 146

Made number: 730

Kitten number: 160

on this new diet

no flour and no sugar

therefore, no brownies!

moromene at dawn

Polychromatic 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: Moromene (the witch) At Dawn

Tribal name: Ulau-Suain Sandaun Province, Ulau 1, Ulau 2, Suain coastal area.

Artist name: Moromene At Dawn

Conception number: 848

Made number: 731

some quiet water

bottom of the waterfall

a calm in the storm

moromene at night

Polychromatic 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: Moromene (the witch) At Night

Tribal name: Umanakaina Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba district, Goodenough Bay coast, inland between Mount Gwoira and Mount Simpson.

Artist name: Moromene At Night

Conception number: 849

Made number: 732

self-industrious

not a village favorite

sweeping and cooking

skating for jesus

Polychromatic pattern; religious medals; crude wooden cross; 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: Lifetime Achievement Award

Tribal name: Umbu-Ungu Western Highlands Province. No-Penge dialect: Tambul district; Kala dialect: lower Kaugel district; Andelale dialect: Southern Highlands Province.

Artist name: Skating For Jesus

Conception number: 842

Made number: 733

all of these medals

cleaning out the apartment

yells from the skate park

thick

Shellacked and cut brown paper on pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: 2 x 2 squares

Tribal name: Umeda Sandaun Province, Amanda district, south of Imonda.

Artist name: Thick

Conception number: 51

Made number: 734

Kitten number: 161

scarf and two wool gloves

bottom of the cedar chest

wait until next year

homeless

Polychromatic colored paper squares on 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: Colored Fish Scales

Tribal name: Uneapa West New Britain Province, Talasea district, Unea island off northwest coast.

Artist name: Homeless

Conception number: 850

Made number: 735

biking to/from work

clothing in the street gutters

autumns colored leaves

abstract floating

Steel with bronze inserts; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 22.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Steel With Bronze Inserts

Tribal name: Unserdeutsch East New Britain Province, Rabaul.

Artist name: Abstract Floating

Conception number: 20

Made number: 736

the cold Rhein water

what is that shiny metal?

enough for a ring?