Assemblage light art sculpture made from brass faucets turned upside down attached to a metal rake which is held upright by some unknown farm instrument.

NAME
Joe the Plumber's Menorah

 

DATE CREATED
2008

 

DIMENSIONS
Height: 29 inches
Length: 19 inches
Diameter at Base: 8 inches

 

MATERIAL & PARTS 
Farm tool, faucets, rake (holds faucets)

 

Description 
This piece didn't have a name until "Joe the Plumber" became famous during the 2008 presidential campaign for president. So this seemed like an appropriate title for the piece (intended as a joke, not an endorsement).

It is composed from 7 French sink faucets, each labeled either froid (cold) or chaud (hot) on the top of the knob (upside down in the piece).

What is really interesting is that the 7 faucets are held in place by an iron garden rake with exactly 14 "fingers", perfect for a 7 candle menorah! Sometimes the universe sorts things out in unexpected ways.