Observed arrival · 2026-10-08
A Blown-Glass Solar System That Moves
Celestial Winds is a large kinetic mobile with blown-glass Sun and planets suspended from carbon-fiber spars, made by artists B. E. Johnson and Joy Alyssa Day.
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- Collectors and institutions seeking kinetic glass sculpture
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- The artists describe custom software that calculates spar lengths and balance points from measured component weights.
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The project description connects the glass forms to a practical design problem: keeping them clear of one another and nearby walls as the mobile turns. The artists say they developed software to replace trial-and-error calculations as component weights changed during fabrication. They also describe building a carbon-fiber lab after an outside fabrication option was unavailable.
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