During the performance of Big Blob at the Nagakutte Cultural Center in Nagoya, the owner of a new onsen in town asked me if I would do a performance in the spring for the one year anniversary of the hot springs. He requested Big Blob but I knew that it would be hotter so [...]

Today I finished up the routing of the two chains that will power the “grass bike.”  The first chain goes around the chainring on the cranks to a rear cassette bolted below.  From that cassette a separate chain makes the long trip to the rear sprocket on the rear wheel.  The central cassette serves as [...]

Since the portable lawn bike is a tricycle it required complicated steering linkages similar to a car. This is not a difficult thing to fabricate. It merely takes more time than a simple bicycle. The next step will be pedals, chain and a hasty test ride.

Now that I have completed Big Red, I am taking a short break from my sewing machine. I still have a lot to sew for my show in Kyoto in June but I have been thinking about a bicycle project for awhile now. I have made countless bicycles in all shapes and sizes [...]

After a test run at the University, I packed up my new inflatable suit, Big Red, and boarded the local train bound for Sakae in Nagoya, Japan. Sakae is a trendy shopping district and also has a large central park that runs north south through the city. Because [...]

Big Red had its debut today. I did not announce the performance because of its status of a trial run. After unpacking the suit, I inserted the two modified 12v blower motors into their respective holes and connected the wire leads to the battery terminals in my backpack. After finishing some [...]

Test inflation of my new suit called, Big Red. I am going to take it out on the next nice day.

I pulled some bikes from the gutter to use on my next project. My studio has filled up with stuff and now I need to turn these objects without value into art. Because of entrance exams for the new school year I was unable to use the studio during March so one day I [...]