These are installation pieces done by my father in La Puente from 1994-present. The objects are found pieces in their natural habitats. The collection is called:
T H A I G L I S H
Mushroom Piece, Pau's pantry. Date unknown. Mixed media: plastic, dried Chinese mushrooms, paper, scotch tape, red sharpie.
English translation: DO NOT THROW IN THE TRASH. LEAVE ME ALONE
Garage Door Opener Piece, car. Date unknown. Mixed media: plastic, post-it, scotch-tape, ball-point pen.
English message: PRESS LIGHTLY & HOLD
English translation of Thai message: DO NOT PRESS DOWN DEEPLY. PRESS LIGHTLY & HOLD
Bad Hinge Piece, Mini-storage, previously bedroom. Date unknown. Mixed media: enameled metal, masking tape, black sharpie.
Sign says in English: DO NOT OPEN THIS SIDE BAD HINGE
Missing and/or presumed stolen from the original work was another piece of masking tape underneath this one which had the same message in Thai.
Frittata Piece, kitchen table. July 3, 2005. Mixed media: eggs, shiitake mushrooms, ham, onion, peppers, oil, corelle plate.
subtitle of this piece: I don't need words to say I love you and I'm glad you're home
Card Piece, Pau's pantry. Some time in the 1980s. Mixed media: paper, photo, Crayola markers.
subtitle of this piece: "Chinese people don't hug"
Ganda! OMG, those photos and your comments CRACK ME UP! I can totally relate, my family is known to leave "artwork" like that around from time to time.
That is sooooo weird and hilarious! Does your dad mean to be funny? Either way, bless him!
BLESS, I love my family. They do not mean to be funny but they crack me up.