Kinetic Art by Reuben Margolin

YouTube Video: Kinetic Wave Sculptures by Artist Reuben Margolin

This fellow is a genius! Installation art at its highest!!

Some other links on making things and on kinetic art:

Edmund de Waal & Pottery
Kindergarten Shop Class
kinetic art @ vimeo

When I was in high school, all the boys were required to take a class in “shop:” first mechanical drawing, then wood shop, then metal shop. It was a a wonderful experience for all of us, regardless of our level of handiness or geekiness. Learning to imagine, design, and make things should be part of everyone’s education. It is good for you if you become a carpenter, plumber, or farmer. It is also good for you if you become an engineer, a software developer, or a mathematician.

I dedicate this post to my father, Glen Carlson. He taught me how to use my hands. I spent many happy hours in his shop.

zipTimer: an iPod/iPhone app for pacing piano practice, workouts, you name it.