You can learn a lot about a man from what's on his bedroom floor. This is an introduction to three of my most current projects in the form of a tour of the bedroom floor. Thanks to Marya for filming (and sharing her bedroom with my creatures and me.)
A little more detail on each of these:
Horse:
The life-size mechanical horse is ready to be birthed. I've been planning it for weeks and think I have a workable design. I've even made a list of the parts I need, scale drawings, a couple of prototypes of different pieces and this model. All I need now is a couple of power tools, about 120' of PVC piping and a weekend. Anyone know someone with a mitre saw and drill press?
More horse info to follow.
Clockwork:
I saw some watches and things at the Flea Market last weekend (shopping for mechanical animal parts) and bought a couple. Once I disassembled them I realized how beautiful the components were. These are the product of one afternoons tinkerings. I'm going to try and move towards designs that incorporate movement of the pieces, rather than just looking pretty.
Birds:
I'm still designing birds and experimenting with materials. I really like using clothes pins because they have a natural shape that I like. Nothing is easier to work with and experiment with than plastic straws and push pins, but I don't like how the final product looks. I've also been using coat hanger wire, which has a beautiful brassy look, but is tough to work with. Hopefully I'll soon find a happy "medium." Any one know where I can get tiny almost pinhole sized rivets?
More bird posts to follow.
-m
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