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Published: 2008-02-21 01:25:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 2352; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 33
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So this was formerly my piece called "Doom Box" ,but that title was misleading,and in effect unfinished.So now the cube is mounted as I think it ought to be,able to rotate. It is meant to be a talismanic device for navigation in out-of-the-body-experiences and/or three dimensional space...
Welded stainless steel-all recycled scrap.
This piece is available for purchase.
Please note me for pricing.
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I so would love to own a piece of yours some day, you know!
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Hold that thought...
Whatever you see of mine you like,you will be able to reproduce yourself very soon...
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Nuhuu! I need a better workshop!
If I ever get over there, can I come and play? Pwease..?
I'll pay you in tiny metal objects and intaglio amber cabochons.
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All you need is a tiny bit of instruction and some inspiration...
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I think this goes with iisaw's Enigmatic Instrument: [link]
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Wow! This is really cool! There really should be more things like this one..
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I admit you came to mind when I built this thing...
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Really?!? Wow, I'm honored!
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I keep yearning to create devices that not only are intriguing to look at (steampunk,Art Nouveau etc.)but also serve a practical function,combining Art and Science.
My term for these appliances would be "Metaphysical Devices".
There is precious little out there currently that fits this description,and so it is apparent to me there is a niche that needs to be filled...
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Yes, I too like to create functional work. I have messes around with light and motors quite a bit and really enjoy the engineering challenge. Lately I've been thinking about incorporating a small tv/computer monitor into a piece. My plan is to sculpt a small kinetic piece and film it in motion, then have that film loop play on the screen of the larger sculpture.
Just need to find the time to build it...
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Sounds interesting...
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Wow, wonderful stuff. I like all the pieces I've seen thus far - but this one takes the cake, even BEFORE reading the description which kicks it up a notch.
Well done!
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Ah, thank you so much.
I just saw The Golden Compass and was very inspired by the Art Nouveau style of the sets and the compass itself. Very Jules Verne.
I'm playing around with more steam punk effects as well. We'll see what materializes...
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I look forward to seeing more of your creativity take physical form....
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Thank you John,
Stop by anytime.
It will serve to remind me to check on your work as well.
You have such a vast array of digital imagery,much of it seems very sculptural to me...
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Thanks - I've enjoyed quite a bit of what you've posted. Some of it is just mind-boggling! *grin*
Sculptural? Interesting. Have a for-instance with that, perchance? Not arguing, just trying to add yet another perception of these pieces of photons I put together...
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John,
I just looked at your images again and it does seem like an odd remark on my part...
I have NO IDEA what I meant now ...LOL
I get on DA late at night and just look at pictures for hours. Perhaps my image memory was scrambled that night.
It happens.
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*grin* No worries - just like seeing things in new ways, is all!
And yeah, late nite comments can get ... interesting sometimes.
Nice talkin' to you, either way!
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ok, now if you had that outer rim 360 degrees, it could rotate in all directions 
and it's a nice idea... never needed mechanic help to navigate in my lucid dreams and oobes, though
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Same with me,
but I'm taken lately with the idea of metaphysical devices ,and I'm just sort of exploring ...
It's fun.
At some point I might hit on a worthy blend of Art and Science.
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yep! that is definitely the right mount... i will borrow this for my calculus class, okay.
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You mean for the relevant formulas,X,Y,Z axis ?
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no, for the out-of-body experience!
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How does that qualify for Calculus ?
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no...
i mean having an out-of-body experience to escape the hours-on-end monotone lectures...
lol
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It is soooo sad that so much of our formal education is COMPLETELY USELESS later in life ,but the relevant conundrum is that we do not know ahead of time which pile of info it will be...
I feel for you.
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hehe yes. you have a point. luckily, i think i will use most of the info im learning in my future career. its pretty much related to my course.
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Good,
then pay attention to your instructor !
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I have two of those, one in each of my ears, but they only work at extreme speeds (I bet). These are brilliant. You know wht you might like (tho I 'spect you've probably seem 'em)...Morris Graves' various Instruments for Navigation...
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Graves work is incredible...
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I did a web search for Grave's Instruments for Navigation,and this thread and your quotes came up...
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That soooooooo rocks...
I'm really lovin' your latest pieces.
-T.
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