But a serious response to some of the comments.
In the three months I was working on this, there must have been dozens of iterations called: “permutations”). Since this was a client I had great respect for, I wanted to impress him.
As the design grew, what was originally visually “shocking” became quite sedate looking. The base, for instance. It was first the tapered post on a plano/convex maple turning. It took me forever to get it nice. But it needed, “more” visual oomph as the weeks wore on and I became accustomed to looking at it. That’s what happens in the visual arts. The shocking becomes staid…
So I started researching what happens to old observatory telescopes as technologies advance through decades and are added to the original design. The telescopes develop kind of like a “Frankenstein-ed” technical appearance . That’s what gave me the idea to stack up the bases.
And so it went until it was completed. Even the addition of “planet” bulbs. Kind of over the top. Kitschy, if you will, but visually unique.
