June 2016 Skimmers
Used for skimming slag off molten metal
gold leaves on blue water
Pattern painted with linseed oil and pigment; gold leaf; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working title: Leaves On Water
Tribal name: Koro Manus Province.
Artist name: Gold Leaves On Blue Water
Conception number: 466 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 347 of 810
there are no seasons
just rainy or less rainy
fall is far away
trigrams
Pattern with metal hinges with wood attached; wood with plaster and black marker; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: I Ching
Tribal name: Koromira Bougainville Province, Kieta district, central mountains and southeast coast, between Metong and Luluai rivers.
Artist name: Trigrams
Conception number: 467 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 348 of 810
my book of changes
causes me to look inside
deal with tough advice
for the week to June 10th Year 2016
Pattern with hinges; plaster coated wood and permanent marker; clothes pins; metal wire; paper; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 20.0"W x 7.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: I Ching For The Week
Tribal name: Kosena Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu and Okapa districts.
Artist name: For The Week To June 10th Year 2016
Conception number: 464 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 349 of 810
my Tao for the week
people can roll their eyes up
three penny forecast
territories
Aluminum casting; linseed oil and pigments; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5"W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Pigments
Tribal name: Kovai Morobe Province, Siassi district, Umboi and Rooke islands.
Artist name: Territories
Conception number: 460 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 350 of 810
Kitten number: 064
a box of pigments
stirred into some linseed oil
a palette of paints
joseph
Pattern; roofing tar; fire pit ashes; torched broom handle; natural sunlight; unpainted 4" metal H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Torched broom handle
Tribal name: Kove West New Britain Province, northwest coast. 24 villages, most on small coastal islands.
Artist name: Joseph
Conception number: 468 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 351 of 810
charred broom handle scrap
for years on my office shelf
and then sunlight beam
heat gun pigments
Aluminum casting; linseed oil and pigments; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5"W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Heat Gun Pigments
Tribal name: Kowaki Madang Province, south of Kumil river, about 10 kilometers from the coast, south of Sikor and Malala harbor.
Artist name: Heat Gun Pigments
Conception number: 470 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 352 of 810
Kitten number: 065
heat gun from work shop
blasted full on the pigments
broiler oven crisp
pigment boards
Polychromatic pattern; metal hinges with pigmented pieces of wood attached; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Pigment Boards
Tribal name: Kuanua East New Britain Province, Rabaul District, Gazelle peninsula.
Artist name: Pigment Boards
Conception number: 472 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 353 of 810
beach shacks on cape cod
writers used to retreat there
not just for painters
symbiotic
Polychromatic pattern; floor tile with underlayment; mild steel 4" unpainted H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 6.0"D
Weight: 30.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Floor tile
Tribal name: Kube Morobe Province, Dindiu district, east Mongi river headwaters, lower Kua river valley east slopes, Foris river valley.
Artist name: Symbiotic
Conception number: 393 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 354a of 810
riding bicycle
fragment stuck in ground by road
here's five bucks for that!
my icon
Polychromatic pattern board; bamboo with gold leaf; wax candles; matches, aluminum foils; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 20.0"W x 6.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working Title: Altar
Tribal name: Leipon Manus Province, Lolo Village, Hauwai, Ndrilo, and Pityilu islands. (Not is alphabetical order! Forgot to finish site until months later.)
Artist name: My Icon
Conception number: 471 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: (380) 354b of 810
no religion here
just an occasional urge
to light some candles