Applied Kinetic Arts

If anyone is wondering how Porcupine chain is born, this is it.

New parts, fresh from the waterjet shop! I’m excited for this new batch of work. For reference, the large ring gear is about two feet across.

The finished “pancake bird cage”. I’ll need four of these for my upcoming piece.

Making a flat birdcage for a new piece. I started with bent bailing wire and a diagram drawn on the table. Add 16 spring clamps and blocks, and things are starting to look like a wire ferris wheel.

New project brewing. Porcupine quills!

Show coming up on Nov. 4th (First Friday) at new gallery space right next to West Oakland Bart! Come by if you can make it!

Just learned that I was nominated as “Best Artist” in this year’s East Bay Express Best of the East Bay poll. My name is one letter off, which hopefully accounts for the late discovery (the issue came out July 20th). Anyway, thank you to my nominator, “Justeatit”!

Finally (!) finished a video of my cocktail-mixing machine, The Corpse Reviver!

Setting up work at Traver Gallery, Seattle. Space is beautiful, I wish I could be here for the reception.

The newest machine is coming along, only the coup de grace left to do!

Popular mechanics in Russia did an article about me! It’s great except I can’t read a word of it…

This is a part for a sculpture I am working on. It will be crank-operated with some fun bits at the ends of the pistons.

Here is a peek at a new piece I will be showing at Float Gallery next week!