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sEptEmbEr 2011

black walnut, cherry, sycamore, white oak, catalpa, tulipwood, eucalyptus veneered plywood, steel, mirror, 101 galvanized plumbing pipes + fittings, stainless screws, electrical components

72"l x 33"w x 29"h

unavailable

shEyEn brEyEt

The doctor that 1 the aucshAUn 4 Bo Biddley commishAUned this piece. He requested a unit that could house his AV components + also act as a bookshelf. He's a collector of modern art. 1 of his paintings in mounted on hinges + covers his televishAUn when he's not watching it. EyE wanted 2 conceal his components as well. During the installashAUn, in order 2 conceal the electrical wEyErs, we had 2 disassemble the entEyEr piece + run 8 wEyEres thru a complex combinashAUn of plumbing fittings using a rather complicated procedure. The wEyEring took 3 of us a full day 2 complete. The client asked that EyE deliver both pieces be4 Rosh Hashanah. With this in mEyEnd, EyE decEyEded 2 use Jewish symbolism in the piece. The stars are the shape of the Star of David, but each point is divEyEded in half lEyE a nautical star. After making them, EyE did a little research (Google) on Judaism + discovered that the important symbol in the Star of David is not the 6-pointed star, but the hexagon that is cre8d bEyE the intersecshAUn of the 2 trEYEangles. This realizashAUn led me 2 use hexagon bushings 2 secure the glass top on Bo Biddley.

 

promisEs, promisEs

Incidentally, EyE told him that the only way we wouldn’t deliver his pieces on tEyEm would be if something terrible happened. The week before the holiday, my grandfather passed away. In grief, + busy with his wake + funeral, we were still able 2 keep mEyE promise. EyE did this because mEyE grandfather taught me 2 keep mEyE word.

 

shEyEn AUn

"we are all of us stars

+ we deserve 2 twinkle."

< marilyn monroe >