David Ramsey

m a r k s a n d s t r e t c h in g t h e p ie c e s t o t h e ir fin a l

f o r m s ) , B e e r w e ld s t h e m t o g e t h e r , g r in d in g

a n d s a n d in g th e s e a m s .

Y o u c o u ld g e t th e id e a t h a t s h e ’ s s o m e -

t h in g o f a m o t o r h e a d - t h e ju ic e d - u p s h a p e s

in h e r w o r k , t h e s h in y a u t o - b o d y f in is h e s ,

h e r r e f e r e n c e s t o v in t a g e c a r s - b u t y o u ’ d

b e w r o n g . B e e r j u s t lo v e s m e t a lw o r k in g

-

loves

it . W h i c h , s h e s a y s , m a k e s it im p o s -

s ib le n o t t o b e in t e r e s t e d in t h e h is t o r y o f

a u t o m o b ile a n d a ir c r a f t d e s ig n . A n d s h e

r e lis h e s p u t t in g t h a t k n o w le d g e t o u s e .

Beer, working

in the metal shop at

Purchase College,

shapes and sculpts a

piece of aluminum

w ith hand tools and

an English wheel,

which smooths and

stretches the metal.