BOX #14

Box #14 (19 lbs. 11 oz., with 2 heavy brown banana box papers & scraps of plastic sheeting, bubblewrap, newsprint, tape, and “$50 nickels” cardboard box.

BROKEN YELLOW PLATE; 2:43 p.m. MON 23 JUL 2007; 1 1/4″x 11″ diameter (closed), size varies when open; ink; 2 post-its, masking tape, newsprint, a broken plate broken in MAY 2007.

MEL’S BROKEN CEREAL BOWL; 2006; 2 1/2″x 7 3/4″x 5 3/4″; ink, newsprint, a broken bowl made by Mel. It was my perfect cereal bowl until it broke.

2 USED WINDSHIELD WIPERS; Fall/Winter 2006; 1″x 18 5/8″x 2″; 2 used Bosch windshield wiper blades (metal, rubber).

2 STIRSTICKS; Summer 2005; closed size is: 1 1/4″x 2″x 21 1/4″, open size pieces: extended stirsticks – 36 5/8″x1 1/2″x 3/8″ & plastic banana box sheeting – 44″x 38″; post-it, ink, blue rubberband, blue hair band, plastic banana box sheeting (with holes), 2 yellow rubberbands, a yellow hair band, clear tape, 2 stirsticks, paint; installation size varies.

BROKEN MUG STILL IN 1 PIECE; 2006; 4 5/8″x 4 1/2″ diameter + handle; ink, newsprint, masking tape, ceramic mug (broken but still in 1 piece).

STONE BUDDHA HEAD IN BUBBLEWRAP; 11:03:15 a.m. FRI 26 OCT 2997; 3″x 6″x 3 1/2″; clear tape, masking tape, bubblewrap (largish bubbles), stone Buddha head (gifted to me, brought in luggage from China to America).

ONE-EYED MADONNA & NO-EYED CHILD; Winter 2001; 2 parts: ONE-EYED MADONNA is 9 3/8″x 9 1/2″x 6 1/2″ and NO-EYED CHILD is 6 1/4″x 16″x 5 1/2″ (installation varies, string tied together during installation); approximately 3 months worth of garbage generated by me and my wife, 6 found metal support pieces, 1 found nipple, sisal, string, whipping twine.  Studio installation, 2004:  here.

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