Quackery (The Electrical Anatomy of a Quacker), 2021
illustration
Perroquets d'Or et d'Ombre /
In this time of Coronavirus, of social isolation and fear, we must transcend to fly. Two caged parrots sing in the presence of beauty, enlightenment, love, and hope. This digital master file is about to go into print production — message me for info on the first edition.
Night birds in a PCB /
Screen shots from a PCB that I’m designing — an analog electronic bird song generator with a primitive interface for adjusting the song, aka “patch bird.”
warbler studies /
Three studies of warblers for a new singing circuit (work in progress). The Red warbler lives in Mexico’s highlands, although its territory may become more northern as a consequence of climate change. The Cerulean warbler is considered to be at high risk of extinction due to human destruction of habitat. The Yellow warbler lives in North America and is thankfully not at risk for the moment.
Unafraid field cricket /
Unafraid Field Cricket, 2018. Analog electronics, watercolor, and graphite on paper. This little analog electronic cricket painting is "unafraid" because its sensor is pretty insensitive. The speaker element is a deconstructed RadioShack piezo electronic buzzer (with some blue paint to knock down the white rubber ring - see detail on right).
spirit world: ash wednesday /
Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is central and considered very holy. Illustration by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine (1886)