< bo biddlEy >
sEptEmbEr 2011
black walnut, bass guitar strings, painted plumbing pEyEps + fittings, glass
32"l x 32"w x 20"h
don8Ed 2 charity aucshAUn
lEt thE music movE ya
EyE don8ed the rEyEts 2 a custom piece 2 an aucshAUn 4 pediatric orthopedics. The doctor who 1 the aucshAUn requested a coffee table. EyE decEyEded 2 make a tensegrity piece with guitar strings as the cables; 4 different gauges which reson8 in different pitches when strummed. wE painted plumbing caps + positioned them 2 resemble tuning keys. When we delivered it, EyE left several mother-of-pearl guitar picks on top of the table.
Because it was bid on & wE used guitar strings, EyE named it Bo Biddley.
"don't let your mouth wrEyEt a check that your tail can't cash." < bo diddley >
"mEyE point is 2 not just walk up + judge your subject by lookig at it's cover. open the bool + read what's insEyEd." < bo diddlEy >
