August 20, 2009
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21st Century Makeover for Historic Instrument
CARMEL VALLEY, CA -- Artists B.E. Johnson and Joy Alyssa Day announced today the completion of a major art installation at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. After over a year of design, development and construction, Celestial Gears, a working model of our solar system was unveiled in the new Planetarium building, bringing
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I made my own gear yesterday!! I'm so proud of it I could just burst.
A little background - I'm building on orrery (model of the solar system) for the astronomy department of a college in San Mateo, CA. We've built similar things, but of course, every new project requires new skills and stuff that we've never done before. For this piece, called
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The fins are finished! They were cut from solid cherry boards with my radial arm saw and trimmed up with my bandsaw. The blade on that could use some replacing....
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I got the rocket carved for the Orrery that we're making!!!! Yay!!! It was cold though, but not raining. You can see me all bundled up. I actually have three shirts on and two pairs of sweatpants, and gloves. I'm coated with sawdust, as is everything else. It gets in my hair, up my nose and under my contacts, but it's actually a lot of fun to get
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I'm a professional artist, working mainly in glass for the space industry. My partner and I create some of the most incredible glass sculptures having to do with rockets, planets, galaxies... It's an extremely fun career!
All Handmade in the USA
Handmade in the USA