Once a year most of the country springs forward and falls back with seasonal time-changes. Clocks and time-pieces remind us of upcoming appointments and schedules. Clocks can be functional or decorative, and in the case of Richard Birkett, clocks are functional sculpture. Birkett has been making his version of unique clocks for numerous years. Some are assemblages, in the case of Birkett he creates three-dimensional, sculptural clocks of found objects. This clock is filled with a plastic toy dinosaur, a cow, a palm tree, a saxophone and then a vintage hair dryer hose with wooden blocks and a wooden spool. All these elements are non-art objects, including the triangle shapes which are glued together, creating a structure that becomes sculptural and when painted it takes on a transformational shape. Upper Back Portion with Cow and Palm Trees, and Hair Dryer Hose The clock has a large metal circle on the front. This section of the clock is a music box, when wound, it pl