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<p style="text-align:center;">Tidal Alien<br />A 5 sided sphericon inspired by a photo of a sea star.<br />Main sphericon is 5” x 5” x 5”, Cherry, India Ink, Acrylics, Lacquer<br />Mini Sphericons are all 1” x 1” x 1”, kingwood, tulipwood, blackwood finished with Bush oil</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Tidal Alien<br />Box open showing storage of small shericons in the box. Box is held together securely by 6 rare earth magnets.</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Tidal Alien<br />Detail of texture accomplished with carving and wood burning as well as closer views of small sphericons.</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Sphericon II<br />A six sided spheric on turned to 3/32” thick, then bisected, rotated by 72 degrees, rejoined and then pierced. Stand is turned and carved maple that was then subsequently dyed black.</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Sphericon II<br />Sphericon- Osage Orange, 3.5” x 3.5” x 3.5”, Krylon<br />Stand- Maple, Black leather dye, Krylon, 8.5” tall with stand</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Sphericon I<br />An object turned (and hollowed) as a square in cross section, cut in half , rotated 90 degrees, rejoined then pierced.</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">Sphericon I<br />Chestnut, 5” x 5” x 5”, Krylon<br />Stand- Chestnut, Black leather dye, Krylon, 8.5” tall with stand</p>

Sphericons

I recently discovered a class of mathematical forms known as sphericons. These forms are quite interesting in that the forms look quite complicated, however they result from fairly simple geometry.

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