December 2019 A Day's Work (bronze dust)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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