Mobiles

Hey y'all, I'm mostly posting this to show my mom some of the stuff I've been making lately. I'm kind of a hands-on guy, but my research here keeps me permanently chained to the computer. This summer, I've had the darndest time keeping my motivation in such an electronic world. Therefore, to achieve needed balance in my life, I've been making these mobiles like a madman. I know it might sound a little artsy, but I think these mobiles are the engineer's art. The guy who made the first (and probably best) mobiles, Alexandar Calder, had an engineering education. Anyway, I've been really getting into it, and I think I'm getting a little bit better each time I make one. I'm using pretty primitive tools, but it works. I might try to sell some sometime, they sell for quite a bit at art stores here in Ann Arbor. However, it might be like all of my fads: I hit it hard for a bit, and then go on the the next thing.