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Celestial Blunder
15" x 20" x 3"
On display and available for purchase at Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, ME
In Celestial Blunder, precision falls gloriously apart. Clockwork parts orbit a painted sky layered with vintage text and planetary confusion. It’s a tribute to the beauty of errors, the mystery of motion, and the improbable dance between human design and celestial chaos. A whimsical, alchemical star map built from broken mechanisms.
15" x 20" x 3"
On display and available for purchase at Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, ME
In Celestial Blunder, precision falls gloriously apart. Clockwork parts orbit a painted sky layered with vintage text and planetary confusion. It’s a tribute to the beauty of errors, the mystery of motion, and the improbable dance between human design and celestial chaos. A whimsical, alchemical star map built from broken mechanisms.
Materials List
Painted and ink-washed collage paper
Vintage clock gears and pulleys
Electrical and mechanical springs
Typewriter components and telephone bell
Repurposed wooden molding with cut scrollwork
Found text clippings and yellowed book pages
Chain, screws, brass fasteners
Wooden spindles
Mixed adhesives and patina treatments
Shadowbox frame structure
Celestial Blunder is a dream of the night sky—rewired, misspelled, and misfiring. A patchwork of painted paper, printed text, and mechanical fragments form a cosmological map gone askew. At its center, cast iron pulleys and coiled springs evoke the illusion of precision, while the surrounding elements scatter like lost satellites. Vibrant washes of blue, gold, and crimson suggest twilight or aftermath. It’s a universe both wondrous and broken—a flawed machine still turning under divine misdirection.