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This stainless steel ball exhibits tetrahedral symmetry in it's spherical manifestation. This is basically more Sacred Geometry model making,but I am inspired by the 4oo odd Neolithic stone balls discovered in Scotland (mostly in Aberdeenshire)which archaeologists have yet to discern their historical use(many of which seem to be models of the five Platonic solids,the building blocks of Sacred Geometry,and all matter in the known Universe). As with other archaeological artifacts (usually metal ones)whose purpose has not yet been revealed, I make a close simulation or model and just sort of handle it allot and try to imagine it's use. I sort of pose the question to myself saying;What would I use this thing for?
In any event I find the shape beautiful,tactile, and comfortably organic...reason enough to make one by my standards...
For those of you that it matters;this sphere is 2" in diameter and fabricated from 4 cold formed convex stainless steel discs welded together,so the piece is hollow.
Buckminster Fuller was an occasional dinner guest when i was a child.He and my father had met on a panel at the University of Maine discussing the interface of art and science as it relates to structure.I remember one such dinner when I was about 12, Bucky talked about the tetrahedron for nearly 3 hours almost non-stop.All the other guests had left the table but my father and I sat in rapt attention completely entranced.It was like we were being given the keys to the Universe. He was definitely a man before his time.He invented something called the tetrahedral truss,a shape that exhibits great flexible strength in all directions and with the least amount of materials. This shape in matrixes and linear columns is what the international space station is made from...

This piece is available for purchase.
Please note me for pricing.

Description
This stainless steel ball exhibits tetrahedral symmetry in it's spherical manifestation. This is basically more Sacred Geometry model making,but I am inspired by the 4oo odd Neolithic stone balls discovered in Scotland (mostly in Aberdeenshire)which archaeologists have yet to discern their historical use(many of which seem to be models of the five Platonic solids,the building blocks of Sacred Geometry,and all matter in the known Universe). As with other archaeological artifacts (usually metal ones)whose purpose has not yet been revealed, I make a close simulation or model and just sort of handle it allot and try to imagine it's use. I sort of pose the question to myself saying;What would I use this thing for?
In any event I find the shape beautiful,tactile, and comfortably organic...reason enough to make one by my standards...
For those of you that it matters;this sphere is 2" in diameter and fabricated from 4 cold formed convex stainless steel discs welded together,so the piece is hollow.
Buckminster Fuller was an occasional dinner guest when i was a child.He and my father had met on a panel at the University of Maine discussing the interface of art and science as it relates to structure.I remember one such dinner when I was about 12, Bucky talked about the tetrahedron for nearly 3 hours almost non-stop.All the other guests had left the table but my father and I sat in rapt attention completely entranced.It was like we were being given the keys to the Universe. He was definitely a man before his time.He invented something called the tetrahedral truss,a shape that exhibits great flexible strength in all directions and with the least amount of materials. This shape in matrixes and linear columns is what the international space station is made from...

This piece is available for purchase.
Please note me for pricing.