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Wood that Works by David C. Roy

Jason Weisberger at 9:13 am Sun, Oct 21, 2012

Years ago I became fascinated with David C. Roy's kinetic sculptures, Wood that Works. His new piece Frolic is beautiful. I'm also a huge fan of Whimsy; one proudly clicks away on the wall next to my desk.

Jason Weisberger is Boing Boing's publisher. He often does what he ought, instead of what he should. On instagram and twitter he is @jlw

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Paul Renault

It’s odd that he didn’t use caps on the screws used to mount it on the wall – despite the rest of the woodwork being so clean. Likely the work wasn’t at its final destination.