Miniature, hand-operated, kinetic sculptures, designed and produced in limited edition. Constructed primarily from paperboard, with a few bits of wood, metal, and plastic.

Customized MechaniCard made as a commemorative gift.
Wood base/frame, paper or wood mechanism. 6.5" x 5.5" x 1"

Customized MechaniCard made as a commemorative gift.
Wood base/frame, paper or wood mechanism. 6.5" x 5.5" x 1"

Aluminum fabrication - engineering design, waterjet cut weldment, epoxy coating, and installation on site. Collaboration with Meg Saligman. 10ft x 8ft x 1/4" Thk.

Collaboration with Colette Fu and Meg Saligman. Engineering design, fabrication and installation on site. 6ft x 14" x 10" dp.

Jazz pianist and composer, Chris Walters, commissioned this device to augment his forrays into new musical territories.
The machine has 8 different voices, consising of 2 metal pipes, a bass piano string, a piece of steel hardware, an aluminum angle, tamborine cymbals, a spring "Boing," and a scratchy noise-maker. Powered by a near-silent gearmotor, the player is able to adjust tempo. The instrument voices are percussed by a variety of interchangeable timing cams. And, which sounds are active is set by stop levers, thereby accomodating a huge variety of possibilities, for both composition purposes, as well as live performances.
22" x 14" x 6"

"Tau Hua Yuan Ji, Source of the Peach Blossoms" Collaboration with Colette Fu. Engineering design and fabrication. Laminated Gatorboard, corrugated cardboard, MDF, paper. 22ft x 14ft x 5ft. (when open).

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Commissioned for the permanent collection of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, PA, this piece is based on a work from 2007, "The Sway of Public Opinion," the primary difference being a doubling of the size. It is located in the second floor, north atrium, on the Broad Street side. "The Large Sway of Public Opinion" is approximately 30" diameter x 18" high; materials - wood, metal, plastic, electrical.

Collaboration with Colette Fu. Engineering design, fabrication and installation. Located in the main branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, first floor and mezzanine levels, on the Vine Street side. Materials: Wood, Acrylic Panels, LED lighting, Repurposed Steel Frame, Tempered Glass. 34" x 32" x 24" deep (4 pieces)

Financial Consultant, Ashok Rajan, thought that an effective way to communicate his own particular business practice values, and strategic mission, would be through the visual metaphors presented by MechaniCards^®. Four of the existing designs were augmented with text labeling. And, just in development at the time, "The Clapping Hands" piece was added for extra emphasis.

When Lumigogo's creative director approached me at the 2018 AutomataCon conference, saying he wanted me to design lamps for his new venture, I thought he must be kidding. But, he really meant it, and I gave it some serious thought. "A Slice of Light" is my first entry into this realm. Look for it on the shelf of your favorite fine furniture store, soon. More crazy lamps are coming!

Cooper's next door neighbor, Phil, retired to Idaho, but did not forget his young friend's birthday!

This interactive kinetic work was commissioned by the Morris Museum, in Morristown, NJ, as an educational outreach project,
offered as enrichment for middle school STEAM programs. Each of the mechanisms on the lower panel section controls an
animated feature of the dragon puppet. www.MorrisMuseum.org for museum info

Taking over two years in design and fabrication, "Rain" casually demonstrates the miracle of gravity's consistancy.
Acrylic, Delrin, wood, metals, electrical and electronic components. Approximately 14" diameter x 29" high.

Automatic audience of verisimilitude.
Wood, metal, plastic, electrical - Approximately 26" x 18" x 12"h

Built over the course of eight months, during the pandemic of 2021, this piece is a replica of a work by the same name, built in 2008, and acquired by the late composer, James Horner. The primary difference is that the original is half the size of this one.
Wood, metal, plastic, electrical - Approximately 58" x 58" x 60"h