Kinetic Tea House (View Youtube video)
During a residency at the Cal State Sacramento, University Library
Gallery and In response to the recently opened Sokiku Naktani Tea
Room in the same building, the sculpture students and I built a Kinetic Tea Room.

The "Tea Cups" are made of elliptical mirrors rotating and casting bowl shaped shadows.
Polishing the gray paint off the back of mirrors revealed a layer the color of red clay paint.
The “Tea Cups” serve ovals of reflected light that transverse the walls,
ceiling and floor of the gallery, expressing good heart to the viewer.

The "Silver Horizon" is the water container for the tea.

The "Chabana Wisk" combines a flower arrangement and the brushes kissing
reference references the sound of the whisk stirring of the tea, shhh...
the table top is painted with red clay slip and the golden brush slowly removes it layer by layer.

The “Thangka of Good Heart” has a flicker bulb at its center,
a spark floating on air, a greeting for all that enter.