People often ask me how I get my ideas and how I
work. I
can't explain where the ideas come from---I just visualize forms
like
this.
Usually I know exactly what material I want to use to express
the
form.
In this case I wanted the look of oak and brass because I wanted
to
import
something of the character of old scientific instruments.
How I
then
work out the details of getting the materials into the form is
different
in each case. Often I make paper models. Above is
the paper
model I made for the wooden part of this sculpture. I then
wove
ribbon
though it to work out the details of how I would assemble it.