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    Untitled kinetic sculpture Multi-axis turned whale in cherry atop a sapele wave with an African blackwood counterweight. Made for the gift swap. Approximately 6 inches tall and 5 inches wide (forgot to measure before sending it). After I put everything together I had to remake the whale since...
    • Rick Moreton
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    • africanblackwood cherry kinetic multi-axis sapele sculpture
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Member Galleries
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    Incorporating "Behaviors" In Pieces

    Turning is a very dynamic, kinetic process. But the result is almost always static - a piece that sits there- typically with a single axis symetry - only the OUTSIDE of the piece visible - and then only the light reflected off the OUTSIDE of the piece getting to the "viewer". Folks have come...
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    Adding Video To The Forums?

    Turning is a very dynamic process - and tricky to visualize - from still images. And while still pictures can convey a great deal about the static piece resulting from that dynamic process, photos can only convey SOME of what the piece looks like - from a single vantage point - or two. Video...
  4. kinetic triptych

    kinetic triptych

    curly maple turned on two axes, carved, and dyed - 15 to 21 inches high - each 'figure' independently rotates at random intervals, a random fraction of one revolution, and in random direction (really need a movie here!).
    • Peter Rand
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    • curly dyed kinetic maple
    • Comments: 2
    • Album: Peter Rand
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