BERLIN - For about 50 bucks, you can go to the nearest shop-
ping mall and pick up a nice wall clock made out of some kind
of cheap metal or wood that will serve its purpose and look
nice. If you feel like getting a little extravagant, German
artist Bernd Eilts will sculpt you one, by hand, from the
finest cow crap he can find. All for a mere $140. While walk-
ing through a dung-filled field a decade ago, Eilts got the
idea of using dried-out cowpats for his timepieces. The art-
ist found so many similarities between the consistency of
poop to his paints that he fell in love with the material.
Having conquered the field of poo sculptures and wall clocks,
Eilts is looking to expand his repertory to include cow dung
wrist watches.