The threshold for how many string beans to put in a Tupperware and put in the fridge vs. "chucking it" varies from person to person. This piece is one motivated by small pieces of phosphor coated tubes found in the "scrap bin" at The Crucible.
Looking at these little colorful bits, I thought of welding them together to make two tubes similarly sized each with a red, yellow, green and blue length of glass. I was in a bit of a hurry so didn't think much about the colors being in the same order (and so... they're not). Years later I was looking to use these pieces in a sculpture. I reminisced about how these tubes came to be and collected some items from my studio that were also "leftovers". Scraps of wood were pieced together with some all thread and a few bolts. Handles that had been discarded from somewhere were affixed to the piece. "Putting The Pieces Together and Handling It" was born... and if it all falls apart, I've included a brush for someone to use to sweep up it's bits and throw it away; knowing somehow that I was responsible for delaying (potentially forever) these objects from occupying landfill.
Looking at these little colorful bits, I thought of welding them together to make two tubes similarly sized each with a red, yellow, green and blue length of glass. I was in a bit of a hurry so didn't think much about the colors being in the same order (and so... they're not). Years later I was looking to use these pieces in a sculpture. I reminisced about how these tubes came to be and collected some items from my studio that were also "leftovers". Scraps of wood were pieced together with some all thread and a few bolts. Handles that had been discarded from somewhere were affixed to the piece. "Putting The Pieces Together and Handling It" was born... and if it all falls apart, I've included a brush for someone to use to sweep up it's bits and throw it away; knowing somehow that I was responsible for delaying (potentially forever) these objects from occupying landfill.
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