Use Refuse

I collected a huge bag of fallen autumn leaves on a visit to my home in Virginia, that I transported back to New York. I covered them front and back with gel medium, then I painted them with gold paint. I used to drink a lot of Coca Cola before it was changed into sugar water to be on a par with Pepsi. I painted the cans I saved with gold acrylic paint to signify both the cans and leaves value. The rounded metal structure acts as a repository for the all the items. “Use Refuse” means, one can refuse to trash containers, but one can recycle them.

2008 acrylic, wire, cans, leaves w 48 x h 37 x d 90″