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Spring Driven
Kinetic Art

Limited Edition of 75
Size:  42"h x 33"w x 8"d
Power Source:  negator spring
Approximate Run Time:  6 hours

Sun Dance ©2007                        Price $1495

The idea for Sun Dance came to me as I was working on Sky Dance. I was playing with the Sky Dance fan shaped carrying wheels when I noticed the way a fan seemed to spread and collapse when the wheels were oriented in the same direction. I went back to the computer and started exploring ways to use the "fan effect." A surprise spiral patterning effect showed up in the animations when I drew in a fixed orientation circular floating "bird" made up of arcs that, although thinner, matched the carrying wheel arcs.

I love "discovering" new visual patterning effects and end up spending many hours studying and staring when I find one. My understanding of the patterns then helps me to develop a mechanism to show them to best effect.