This is my latest attempt to solve the puzzle of user interface. You’re looking at a photography dark room timer routed to a high amp relay. The user pushes the bright red button to activate up to six sculptures plugged in to the back of the box for a period of one to sixty seconds. This provides people with something they can interact with without exposing the art to mishandling. UV LEDs make use of the timers glow in the dark face.
Brass Knuckles.
Spent some time recently working out the hips and ankles of a new large Robot Sculpture. Its important that these parts be sturdy and aligned well with one another. This can be pretty tricky when the elements are curved such as these.
This Jacob’s Ladder will the head for a new large scale robot sculpture I’m working on.
This will be the head (I hope) for a new large piece I’m working on. It’s a Jacobs Ladder, meaning that a high voltage electrical arc will repeatedly climb the two long electrodes inside the glass cylinder.
Sometimes the wiring can be the trickiest part. I don’t usually have to draw it out before hand, but this one required it.
Working on a possible new direction. Infinity stack of angry faces?
I’m pretty excited about this little guy so far. The machine shown on the left of the image makes him appear to struggle feebly within his punching bag confinement.
This video is the first mechanical test of a little climbing monster piece I’m working on.
I’ve been working on a simple little machine to cause an eyeball to track back and forth. So far so good. LED light effects coming up next.
Conga rocket is now armed! I used a bunch of LEDs to get the nose to glow. Its so bright it actually throws a beam.
I’m stating to work on a “Bongo Rocket”. It will be interesting to attempt a ceiling hanging piece. I’ve never really done that before.
“There is no try, only do”
This image represents just a small sample of the incredible donation of treasures I received this weekend! Deep sincere thanks to my long time friend, tutor, and collaborator Christopher Palmer (CTP). This is just what I needed to get back into the swing of things in the new studio.
Nice donation of mixed weirdness from the good people of Five Ton Crane. Thanks guys!
