January 2020 Skull Caps
chalked
Polychromatic chalk dusted aluminum casting; white chalk paint and casting plaster coated hard foam 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: With Chalk
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 023
Artist name: Chalked
Conception number: 918
Made number: 872
Jaya is happy
she is making lots of food
Diwali time now
january 1st phila.
Polychromatic aluminum turtle casting; shellac; mirrors; green/gold glitter; colored feathers; polychromatic casting plaster smeared hard foam 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: Mummers
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 024
Artist name: January 1st Phila.
Conception number: 919
Made number: 873
a million years now
city folk strut and party
in Elvis costumes
japan lacquer work
Polychromatic hard foam pattern smeared with casting plaster; polychromatic aluminum turtle casting; 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 025
Artist name: Japan Lacquer Work
Conception number: 920
Made number: 874
after all these years
a show once on lacquer work
PBS station
silver
Metalic silver painted casting; primer painted 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: Metallic
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 026
Artist name: Silver
Conception number: 921
Made number: 875
always pour alone
metal knows you have a date
It flows smooth and fast
metalic blue
Blue oil paint over silver metalic painted casting; primer covered 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: Dy-Kem Blue
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 027
Artist name: Metalic Blue
Conception number: 922
Made number: 876
my life is metal
when I do make some mistakes
I fix by welding
augury
White chalk paint and casting plaster over hard foam; paint and shellac on an aluminum casting; 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: I Ching symbols 3,8,12,13,22,29,32,35,43,46,47,48,58
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 028
Artist name: Augury
Conception number: 459
Made number: 877
turtle shell symbols
predicting a man’s future
If one is inclined
candy
Aluminum turtle casting with black paint and gold leaf; polychromatic hard foam 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: Turtle Candy
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 029
Artist name: Candy
Conception number: 923
Made number: 878
candies called turtles
only one serving per box
with pieces this big
three browns (version no. 2)
Polychromatic casting; primer painted 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: Three Browns
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 030
Artist name: Three Browns (Version No. 2)
Conception number: 924
Made number: 879
watching the mud dry
after the expected rains
the soil is aging
graphite
Graphite covered casting; primer painted 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: Core Wash
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 031
Artist name: Graphite
Conception number: 925
Made number: 880
who would have thought it?
people can buy pencil lead
a five gallon pail!
"no good get old." OTB italian woman
Polychromatic casting; primer painted pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base; Blurry image. (Floating series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: No Good Get Old
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 032
Artist name: “No Good Get Old.” OTB Italian Woman
Conception number: 926
Made number: 881
colors are fading
high spots are worn down to low
eyesight now cloudy
zombie
Casting plaster and white chalk painted hard foam pattern; white chalk painted casting; 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: Death
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 033
Artist name: Zombie
Conception number: 927
Made number: 882
because we were white
dead ancestors coming back
“what did you bring us?”
stone
Waxed resin stone casting; primer painted 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: Resin Stone
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 034
Artist name: Stone
Conception number: 928
Made number: 883
the mold rubber tore
causing the resin to leak
this birth gone awry
limoncello
Polychromatic casting; primer painted 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: Yellow-White; Youth
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 035
Artist name: Limoncello
Conception number: 929
Made number: 884
five of us drinking
It was still the morning time
“you were such good guests.”
polyester
Resin casting; primer covered 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: Resin Cast
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 036
Artist name: Polyester
Conception number: 930
Made number: 885
smelly toxic cast
how Jim Mills can stand the stuff?!
thank god only one
spotted
Polychromatic casting; primer coated 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: Spotted Turtle; Natural Turtle
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 037
Artist name: Spotted
Conception number: 931
Made number: 886
spotted in the woods
or “out damned spot! out I say.”
Eddie Munster’s Spot
her eyes can change from blue to grey to black
Polychromatic turtle casting; primed/plastered 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: Camouflage
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 038
Artist name: Her Eyes Can Change From Blue To Grey To Black
Conception number: 932
Made number: 887
she is a sweetie
they say her eyes do get black
I don’t believe it!