The Five Ton Crane Arts Group proudly announces…! the historic, permanent installation of…! the beloved Steampunk Tree House! Click here for more info This iconic, fully immersive work of art was the first epic creation by the Oakland based arts group Five Ton Crane. First exhibited at the 2007 Burning Man festival in Nevada, it went [...]

Just in time for the March 2010 First Friday Five Ton Crane group art show. Opening night was a huge success! Thank you everyone for coming out. The Dangler is currently on display at the Warehouse 416 Gallery. Gallery Hours: Thursday & Friday March 11th, 12th, 18th, & 19th, 2010 1pm-7pm Check out some opening [...]

This is a new kinetic piece that I’m working on for the upcoming Five Ton Crane Group art show on March 5th, 2010. The gears were given to me many years ago and have been sitting around the shop forever. I’ve always had it in my mind to assemble them in some way. It’ll operate [...]

Tom Sepe took this funny little video of us monkeying around with the Tree House. We spent a few hours wrestling with black plastic in an attempt to keep the winter rains out. These are the first steps as we prepare the Tree House for permanent installation in Delaware.

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New sculptural concept inspired by seed anatomy Designed in Solidworks 2009. The Heartseed is 16 feet tall and 8 feet wide. The main body is CNC plasma cut steel. The core is lined with wood. Four red Chinese lanterns hang from the center of the seed providing illumination.

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