December 2019 A Day's Work (bronze dust)

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just some small steps left

just some small steps left

Green plastiline covered pattern; 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: Bench

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 009

Artist name: Just Some Small Steps Left

Conception number: 904

Made number: 858

the horizon nears

at the end of the journey

many miles are past

hot and cold

hot and cold

Polychromatic shellacked cardboard; matte black wire grid; unpainted mild steel base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 34.0”H x 24.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Corrugated

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 010

Artist name: Hot And Cold

Conception number: 905

Made number: 859

near the equator

we had wool blankets at night

high in the mountains

ridley park, pennsylvania

ridley park, pennsylvania

Plaster coated pattern; roofing felt; casting plaster; red clear plastic sheet; wooden craft sticks; 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: Clapboard House

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 011

Artist name: Ridley Park, Pennsylvania

Conception number: 906

Made number: 860

cedar shake siding

stained glass windows and slate walks

wrought iron fences

angel

angel

Polychromatic pattern; painted mild steel 3” channel; aluminum angel pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base; (Shelf series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Tree Angel

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 012

Artist name: Angel

Conception number: 907

Made number: 861

the youngest person

put the angel on the tree

held in daddy’s arms

time lapse

time lapse

Blue builders insulation foam; 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 013

Artist name: None

Conception number: 908

Made number: 862

who now looks at stars?

I used to live in the yard

up until bedtime

shackle

shackle

Chalk Blue Green painted aluminum pattern; shackle; black painted mild steel channe basel; (safety glass not shown); (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 8.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 8.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Shackle

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 014

Artist name: Shackle

Conception number: 909

Made number: 863

Kitten number: 189

an old pulley hangs

above my garret window

the things it once hauled

eucalyptus buttons

eucalyptus buttons

Plastilene; burlap sack section; leather belt sections; eucalyptus seed pods; 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: Eucalyptus Seed Pods

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 015

Artist name: Eucalyptus Buttons

Conception number: 910

Made number: 864

California

Jean had some seed pods shipped in

we all made buttons

I heard the rhein maidens singing

I heard the rhein maidens singing

Dyed casting plasted coated pattern; silicon bronze metal shape; gold leaf; 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: Rhein Gold

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 016

Artist name: I Heard The Rhein Maidens Singing

Conception number: 911

Made number: 865

good days and bad days

when the creative force comes

gather in the force

larksville, pennsylvania

larksville, pennsylvania

Blue chalk and shellac painted pattern; roofing felt; high density foam slices; clear plastic polycarbonate sheet for window back; 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: Cedar Shake

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 017

Artist name: Larksville, Pennsylvania

Conception number: 912

Made number: 866

mine vent shafts backyard

coal furnace ashes sidewalks

coal bits everywhere

fall

fall

Foam pattern smeared with white casting plaster; dusted with white chalk finish paint; polychromatic cast plaster square; 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 title: Sample Card

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 018

Artist name: Fall

Conception number: 913

Made number: 867

leaves from five old trees

thirty feet by one hundred

lots in a small yard

overlap

overlap

Green plastiline covered green pattern; beige high density foam; Swarovski crystals; 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: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 019

Artist name: Overlap

Conception number: 914

Made number: 868

not so straightforward

give and take or back and forth

and repetition!

blue note

blue note

Chalk paint finish on aluminum casting; raw aluminum cast attachment; black painted 3”mild steel channel base; (Safety glass not shown); (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 5.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs +/-

Working name: Big Fat Tear

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 020

Artist name: Blue Note

Conception number: 915

Made number: 869

Kitten number: 190

among the ashes

dropped from the crucible rim

this glob of shiny

a funny face

a funny face

White chalk paint dusted casting plaster smeared high density foam pattern; cardboard; black two part epoxy; clear two part epoxy; brown paint; wooden craft stick; 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: Funny Face

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 021

Artist name: A Funny Face

Conception number: 916

Made number: 870

at my work table

just a sense of being watched

and then I see it

christmas 2019

christmas 2019

Polychromatic paper; cardboard; painted hardware cloth; painted wire grid; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Originally supposed to be Yin/Yang symbols

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 022

Artist name: Christmas 2019

Conception number: 917

Made number: 871

unicorn ponies

neighbors with their lawn display

me with my cat tree