THE LAWN LAWYER
of course, he's crooked...he's a lawyer!
B's & G's...meet WILLIAM ABEL AUERS, ESQ *
The Lawn Lawyer!
Conceived and Fabricated by
Chris Butler & Maria Reidelbach
Summer, '07
i've had this ideaimage for ages. i've always been very offended by the racist lawn jockeys i'd see on rich white folk's lawns - the real evil ones are called "jockos" and look like this:
...and so I swore that one day, i'd make a lawn ornament that was a white guy...just to even the score a little. first thing was to get some general idea of what this guy should look like, so i posed thusly:
photo: Annalee van Kleeck!
Bill started out as a conventional, concrete Cavalier Spirit lawn jockey. i found him behind the counter at a Clevo garden store (Al Parker - thanks for the tip!), and he kinda looked like this:
with lots of sculpting help from Maria, he began to be transformed:
a lawyer needs a briefcase:
..and VOILA!
* get it? Bill Abel Aurers = "billable hours"!
NP: i found this old CD of Who singles (i know, i know...), but i have been playing "I Can't Explain" endlessly. it is a perfect record.
PEEVE DE JOUR: my car is in the shop...third day.
JOIE DE JOUR: scallops for dinner! and it's my Lil Bro's birthday!
cb...where are you?
NEW JERSEY
posted by CBeezwax at 6:30 PM
4 Comments:
wellll...I think it's funny.
cb
I got a feeling inside... it's a certain kind... I feel hot and cold... aw down in my soul, yeah...
I'm feelin' good now yeah but!
yeah, it really holds up! taught/angular/coolcoolcool
Rick 12-string thru a Fender Pro head X 4 x 12 Marshall cabinet)/Ludwig Supraphonic snare/Nicky Hopkins on piano/ the Ivy League (or the Becker Sisters?) on back-up vocals/handclaps AND maraccas/Shel Talmy/IBC Studios/Jimmy Page supposedly on their somewhere, too.
damn, i say...damn!
Beautifully executed CB. Proving once again that artists can be artisans.
bill
you frickin rock suckah mc
bbob
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