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The "Franken-Hand"
Automaton:
Several
years ago, when I was studying figurative clay sculpture,
I sculpted a life-size series
using terracotta clay, and my own hand as the subject.
Then,
this Automaton project took my "Hands" sculpture series
to the next level by including a "robotic" look,
in a Victorian/Steampunk (brass and copper) style, and
simulated human movement.
I sculpted a life-size hand, in a relaxed pose,
and then I added "robotic" joints at the knuckles.
Below is a video of the Franken-Hand in
action...
Rolling-Ball
Machine #1, a Kinetic Sculpture
(completed 9/1/13)
For my next project, I bought a "MM-1 Marble
Machine" kit (now out of production) from
Michael Henriksen. Of course, I couldn't
just build the kit as-purchased; I had to
add my
own motor/chain drive, embellish it with
added movements, and add a few of my tiny
gnomes, doing their own wacky thing. I
mounted the whole machine on an "Irish Tea"
box.
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