Politics as Usual

2014, 22”h x 20”w x 7”d

The Politics as Usual's main object for inspiration was a Antique Colortone movie theater slide given by a friend in 2003.

Listed below are the objects that are in the sculpture and where they were found:

• Old gas heater found at Community Forklift in Hyattsville MD, 2013

• Figures cut from copper sheet I had and attached to wood flooring given to me by friends in 2008.

• White plexiglass bought new.

• Alarm clock case from a box of scrap clocks bought off ebay in 2008.

• Motor, wires, switch, lights, clock movement all bought new.

• Music box that plays “Happy Days Are Hear Again” assembled from two music boxes to turn it into an electric powered music box.