So keep in mind that this picture was snapped from an iPhone in our dark studio, so it's not the greatest quality. But still—LOOK! Our lighting mobile is complete!
Ah, but the work isn't done yet. We need to get it all packaged up for its cross-country trek, which is no easy feat for a piece with components this large. But we love a good challenge, so back to work!
Here's the paper airplane mobile hanging in it's final home—a Vancouver, Canada-based autism center. Bear in mind, this photo was snapped on an iPhone, but we love how the bright white planes look against the wood background!
We've been eagerly awaiting this delivery....
A brand spanking-new laser cutter! Isn't it beautiful?
We talked for awhile now about investing in something like this, and we finally did it! We have big plans to develop awesome new Ekko Workshop products using it...once we learn to actually use it!
Have we mentioned the lighting project we're working on? Here's a rendering:
We're enjoying the process and learning a ton. Stay tuned for progress updates.
We've shipped off the paper airplane mobile! Here's a little peek at the materials we used. These "paper" airplanes were actually laser cut and formed from acrylic, with the organization's logo cut into the corner. Stay tuned to see pictures of the final piece!
We took a few moments to add some of our recent projects to the gallery. Be sure to check them out!
SKB Mobile
Big Red Kinetic Sculpture
Lair Mobile
Curved Chandelier
Waterfall Ceiling Sculpture
Here are renderings of a project we're working furiously to finish up:
This large custom hanging mobile will hang 20 feet tall by 8 feet in diameter in the lobby of a Vancouver B.C. business. The "paper airplane" design is inspired by an airplane design in the company's logo. The paper airplanes will actually be made of acrylic. Stay tuned to see pictures of the process!
The Niagara Gazette recently ran an article about the artwork at their local Golisano Center for Community Health. Prominently featured was the ceiling sculpture we installed earlier this year!
Here are some of our favorite excerpts:
[Judy] Powell, the vice president of the Memorial Medical Center’s Foundation, finds herself frequently passing through the Golisano Center and she says the mobile and a permanent photographic art installation are inspiring.
“The mobile is a subtle way to give our patients a calming object to look at,” Powell said.
Here's the completed outdoor kinetic sculpture in action. Enjoy!
There is a poem written by Michelangelo, where he describes the pain and agony—both physical and mental—of painting the Sistine Chapel.
First lines:
I've already grown a goiter from this torture
hunched up here like a cat in Lombardy
(or anywhere else where the stagnant water's poison).
(You can read the whole thing here.)
Not to compare Matt and Ben to Michelangelo or anything, but after working several long, grueling weeks to complete the large custom mobile for the Portland-based office building, it was validating for them to hear that even Michelangelo himself wore himself ragged painting his masterpiece.
Fortunately, the guys' pain and agony dissolved after completing the installation and seeing the final piece. And, after getting some much-needed sleep, reading this e-mail from the client: "WOW. It looks so great in the space. I really couldn't be happier with it."
Now if only they had penned a poem to document the process. :)
