El Niño















El Niño is a disruption of the ocean
-atmosphere system in the
Tropical Pacific having important
consequences for weather and
climate around the globe. At
present, it is not fully understood
what causes these changes.  But
most credible scientists agree that
atmospheric carbon levels play a
large role.

An iron’s water tank and chrome, red glass emergency light shade, stainless-steel sink
strainer, sideview mirror and coffee percolator grounds cup.

80% recycled materials
9”x5”x 10”
2005 


   
The Butterfly Effect

    SOLD





















As the lamp heats up the balanced
propeller revolves on the stylus.
 
The title comes from Chaos theory and the
idea in meteorology that the flapping of a
butterfly's wings can create a disturbance
that can eventually change the large scale
atmospheric motion, so that long term,
weather becomes impossible to forecast. 
The erratically unpredictable speed of ro-
tation of the lamps prop seems to be in-
fluenced by infinitesimal factors.

Exhaust fan propeller, compass, thermos, fan clutch, coat hanger, and thimble.

90% recycled 
19.5”x8”x8” 
2005 


   
“Boutros Boutros
Ghali”




















"Boutros" is named for the Egyption ex-
Secretary General of the United Nations.

Most of these parts came from dumpsters
used by remodeling contractors in the
Greenlake area of Seattle.

Copper and brass toilet parts, steel car transmission parts, a chimney spark arrester, and butterfly type printing wheel thing-a-ma-jiggy.

24"x 8.5"x 8.5"
90% recycled 
2000






  
"Verruckt Kaiser Pilz"
(Crazy King Mushroom)


















This lamp is made from one my bike’s old pedals, an aluminum pot lid, fuel bottle,
rice steamer tray, and a stainless steel ice bucket courtesy of a neighborhood yard sale.

85% recycled
24"x 10"x 10"
2006