February 2016 Bottom Board
Used to help carry flask and to let molten metal gases vent out of mold at bottom.

young marilyn
Cast brass; red pleather; raffia; mild steel channel base painted white; (safety glass not shown). (Keneseth series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Classic Marilyn
Tribal name: Kesawai Madang Province.
Artist name: Young Marilyn
Conception number: 426 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 317 of 810
Kitten number: 047
these are her colors
clean and bright and refreshing
so many love her

dental teeth
Painted aluminum casting; plaster teeth casting; kite string; painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Dental Teeth
Tribal name: Kewa, East Southern Highlands Province, Ialibu and Kagua districts.
Artist name: Dental Teeth
Conception number: 416 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 318 of 810
Kitten number: 048
from my pattern teeth
a present from my dentist
i hope he likes this

au natural
Cast brass; painted mild steel channel base; safety glass (not shown); natural patina - unwaxed; raffia grass. ( Keneseth series.)
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Natural Patina
Tribal name: Kewa, West Southern Highlands Province, Kagua and Mendi districts.
Artist name: Au Natural
Conception number: 402 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 319 of 810
Kitten number: 049
sawdust and cat pee
in plastic bag in basement
look, after six weeks

my attic walls
Amber shellac over spackle on pattern; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Plaster Shellac
Tribal name: Keyagana Eastern Highland Province, Okapa and Henganofi districts.
Artist name: My Attic Walls
Conception number: 434 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 320 of 810
sloping attic walls
wallpaper nearly all gone
amber shellac now

pump
Amber shellac over spackle over pattern; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Cat With Pump Pattern
Tribal name: Khehek Manus Province, Soparibeu district, Ndrehet (the center), Levei, and Bucho villages.
Artist name: Pump
Conception number: 433 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 321 of 810
antique wood pattern
shame to see it forgotten
Amish red barn sale

sphynx
Composite pattern; plastic strips; sand; spray paints; unpainted 4" 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: Mint Green Strips
Tribal name: Kibiri Gulf Province, Kikori district, near Aird Hills, Kikori river tributaries, Tipeowo, Doibo, Paile, Babaguina, Ero, and Wowa villages.
Artist name: Sphynx
Conception number: 429 or estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 322 of 810
Jersey devil kin
a cat with wings! more trouble
look out in the night

friends are friends but business is business
Spackle over pattern; permanent markers; unpainted 4" 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: Some Business Advice
Tribal name: Kilivila Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands.
Artist name: Friends Are Friends But Business Is Business
Conception number: 340 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 323 of 810
when new to business
some offered advice from Jeff
this is just tough love

sergio leone's kitten named spaghetti
Brass casting; silicon bronze strips; unpainted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass not shown.) (Keneseth series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.50"W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sergio Leone's Kitten
Tribal name: Kilmeri Sandaun Province, Vanimo district near Ossima.
Artist name: Sergio Leone's Kitten Named Spaghetti
Conception number: 428 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 324 of 810
Kitten number: 050
fat matchstick of bronze
hammering them into slots
individuals

scratch mold tile
Aluminum scratch mold casting.
Documentation: BerniO 5.5"H x 5.5"W x .5 "D
Weight: 1.5 lbs. +/-
Working name: Scratch Mold
Tribal name: Kinalakna Morobe Province.
Artist name: Scratch Mold Tile
Conception number: 437 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 325 of 810
my one bas relief
heat swirls in the metal cast
my geology