One time I was waiting for material at a metal supply store near rural Alfred, NY and the man behind the counter asked a girl and her dad if they were going huntin’ that weekend, to which she replied “You know it! If it’s brown it’s down! Unless it’s my dog. He’s brown!”
The term "make my day law" came to be used in the United States in 1985 when Colorado passed a law that shielded people from any criminal or civil liability for using force against a home invader, including deadly force (The law's nickname is a reference to the line "Go ahead, make my day" meaning 'do something so I have an excuse to kill you') uttered by actor Clint Eastwood's character "Dirty Harry" in the film Sudden Impact. Looney Tunes font provides subliminal comedic relief.
“Coffin” - Ceramic, Facsimile Prints of Photographs listed on eBay, Dollar Store Birthday Candles, Custom “Playground” Scented Birthday Candles, Epoxy Coating, Porcelain
“Tar-Baby” - Ceramic
Tar-Baby is the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881; it is about a doll made of tar and turpentine used by the villainous Br'er Fox to entrap Br'er Rabbit. The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes.
play-pen(n.)
also playpen, "enclosure in which a young child may play," 1916, from play + pen
pen(n.)
A critical meditation on educational instutions that utilize panoptic tactics, negative reinforcement, and punishment to normalize students. Resistance against oppressive programmatic environments is met with disciplinary action. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!
“What’s Real?” - Ceramic, Cubic Zirconium Gemstones, Acrylic, Linoleum, Epoxy, 100% Natural Cheviot Carded Sliver Wool, Photoshopped Scintillations
“Birthday Cake of Shit” - Ceramic, Wood, Linoleum, Acrylic, Chrome Fan Covers, Custom “Playground” Scented Birthday Candles
“Malestrom” - Cast Aluminum from CNC milled foam model. Found 3D Model of a He-Man torso was scaled, stretched, and twisted on Rhino3D software.