Quackery (The Electrical Anatomy of a Quacker), 2021
schematic
The Moon /
Details of a new work in-progress: The Moon, inspired by Tarot.
Electrical naturalism /
Detail of a work in-progress from a new print series on electrical naturalism, 2019. The circuit on the electronic wren sings “pretty bird” when the lighting is favorable. The antique illustrated bird is an Audubon print.
multivibrator /
Multivibrator, 2018
Printed circuit board design for an astable multivibrator (oscillator) merged with an image of Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna)
Bluebird with cricket /
Video documentation of "Bluebird with cricket," 2018. Watercolor and analog electronics on paper, 15" x 15" x 1.5"
Note that the breadboard visible in the video is unrelated to the piece - I am just using it as a convenient source of 12V DC. The other circuits in the breadboard are in-development for other works of art.
Bluebird with cricket, 2018. Watercolor and analog electronics on paper, 15" x 15" x 1.5"
The colors of this photograph are truer than the video, but still not as vibrant as the actual work. I used cobalt and manganese blue, both of which have such an electric quality.
Hawk got its own cry /
Hawk got its own cry, 2018. Analog electronics and watercolor on paper, 11" x 15". I've been looking back at The Parallel Series (2012), and I've got some unfinished ideas that I plan to work with in 2018... hence this little study. The sound made by the hawk comes from the simple analog electronic circuit that its "holding." (Turn your sound on.) #contemporaryart #electronic #circuit#nature #watercolor
therapy session /
The Therapy Session, 2017. Watercolor sketch on paper
open studio: study for a chakra totem /
Study for a chakra totem, 2016
Notebook sketch and circuit diagram for each of the seven human chakras compiled in a single sculptural totem. The drawing reads from the bottom of the left page to the top; resuming at the bottom of the right page and ending at the top. The circuit design for each of the chakras relates to the energy of that center. The root chakra provides positive energy, ground, and negative energy. The sex chakra lights an LED, the intensity of which is determined by a heat-sensitive thermistor. The gut chakra is not really its own circuit, but I honestly cannot understand why the gut is not included in the 7 primary chakras. Anyway, here it is a looping intestine of wires. The solar plexus chakra illuminates according to ambient signals detected by a piezo electric sensor. The heart chakra is an astable multivibrator with asymmetric capacitors, producing a pulsing light like the beating of a heart. The throat chakra is a speaker driven by the mind and crown chakras (although I should really couple in signals from lower energy centers). The speaker is driven by mind and crown frequencies that are summed in the mind. The mind also contains a timer circuit to generate its own adjustable and mostly digital rhythm. The crown chakra is a simple crystal radio receiver.