Tigris Chameleon Rolling Toy is one of the rolling toy series I made under the theme of endangered chameleons. All four legs walk, two eyes spin, and tails move up and down when it rolls. I wanted to celebrate the beauty of the chameleons and children to befriend them by playing with the toy.
Lesser Chameleon Rolling Toy is one of the rolling toy series I made under the theme of endangered chameleons. The gears in the body moves and tails go up and down when it rolls. I wanted to celebrate the beauty of the chameleons and children to befriend them by playing with the toy.
It is a cam and crank automata of Animals having a party. Under the spinning moon and group of stars, animals are singing Fly Me to the Moon. It is an interactive art work. When you crank the handle, rabbit moves its paw, squirrel, hedgehog, and crow spin in circle, mole moves up and down, and sky rotates.
These are series of ceramic dolls under the theme of season and weather. Top row is in order of spring, summer, fall and winter. They are inspired by my family. Lower row is a further inspection of similar topic- weather. My friend told me I am like a big clear blue sky with a small dark cloud in the middle. It was intriguing for me how personality of a man can be described as weather. I chose three more weather such as sunny and raining at the same time, humid and damp, cold out and ready to hibernate and matched with animals that relates to the weather.
It is a cam and crank automata of two mushroom children hanging out. Basic mechanism is made out of wood and the log is a painted paper-mache. It is an interactive art work. When you crank the handle, both characters waggle their legs and shake their head.