It's Labor Day here and what better way to close the day than to see the results of more than 16 years of labor of one Theo Jansen, Dutch artist and engineer. A modern day Leonardo da Vinci, he is known for having created a number of amazing "kinetic sculptures" meant to "live their own lives" on beaches, their movement relying on nothing but wind and water. These lifelike strandbeests remind me so much of people's models over at Sodaplay but in three dimensions.
What did I do today? Aside from my usual chores here at home, I got to vacuum unsightly spiderwebs off the ceiling and corners of both my bedroom and bathroom. A hot muggy summer is not exactly a good time to do heavy house work but then when else would one have the time to clean? I also helped my mother create tables for her research report in MS Word. It was a challenge simplifying what I do so automatically so that my mother could easily follow my instructions. In other words, MS Word for Mummies. Hehe.
