Instability structures and urban tumbelweeds

I was thrown down the rabbit hole of possibility when I saw a image on imgur of a wobbly paper rolling shape. I was trying to describe the shape to Leon and couldn't so took a circle bar coaster, ripped it in half, ripped notches and re-assembled and sent it rolling down the bar. That was the best concept demo I have ever given.

The possibilities for this shape are manifold. The first thoughts are of "urban tumbelweeds," free rolling kiosks plastered with show announcements, stickers, lost dog sheets, graffiti. Other thoughts range from unstable sculpture to wobbly city models.

Shape 1: This worked tolerably but was to stable.

I rounded the plywood into a vaguely lunglike shape.

And sent it rolling down the street to the bemusement of the Autozone neighbors. I took some videos of my feet and the sky in my attempts to capture its wobble. I like it, but the wobble is still to predictable.

I drew an esoteric gameboard on the concrete of the studio and left it as a game piece for the others to play with.

Later Areli and Leon came back with me to see the shape and determine the rules of the game.

Archeopterex

I see this as fusion of two techniques by Max Ernst, his collage art and his automatic "Europe after the rain" style paintings. These are just little digital vignettes, but it kept my hands busy. The scan slide technique opens opportunities for a rare chaotic painting of pixels. I think digital art is poo pooed because of the lack of danger. Drawing has no control Z. The scan slide introduces a interaction with time because of the movement of the scanner bar. It takes a hand motion to the "paint" the image. The movement of the hand, painting with the flower, interacts with the motion of the scanners light. + you should wear welding goggles to protect your eyes.

New Space

I moved into a garage known as the space, with a bunch of folks: Filmmakers, photographers musicians, installation artists. I carved out a little corner within the creative flotsam and set up a welder and other fun things. I started making another bike rack. It was great because I could stand and work on tables. The downside is that the fuses keep blowing