January 2020 Skull Caps

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chalked

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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!