I'm blown away. (Pardon the pun) but these things are some of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

you need to look in the mirror more often. I totally disagree and think that you're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

Could you imagine sitting on a beach and seeing this thing walking toward you? I'd probably crap my pants.

how delightfully victorian!

made my day.

seriously. beautiful.

Here is another wind man....The Architect Wind Man.

http://www.timprentice.com/index_framev2.html

I sort of like Prentice better.

Wow reminds me of www.sodaplay.com from years ago.

seems tim prentice has more range and is obviously more on the 'artist' side of the artist/inventor equation.

jansen's in a different place, in my mind. his contraptions are beautiful, stunning, on their own terms. but also, despite their convoluted and baroque designs, they can allow a viewer to think toward a possible future for windpowered locomotion. so i like it as both art AND invention.

Obviously they are completely different but i have to say I'm more of a fan of Jensen's work. I think maybe his inventions touch off some of my sci-fi geek senseabilities or just that i always thought I would be making stuff that cool when I got older. I haven't looked through all of prentice's work, but it just doesn't touch a nerve in me the way Jensen's does.

Not that Prentice's isn't also very beautiful.

If this thing was coming at me on the beach I would run screaming in the other direction. Later, from a safe distance, I would also think it was pretty neat.

But what about this one?

Namby, is it wind powered?

I never ment this to be a better than kind of post. I'm fascinated with the work of both individuals. I have met Tim Prentice on a couple occasions and trained as an Architect I find him to be a most interesting guy. I love it when I see a mind at work when your just carrying on a conversation with Someone.