Putting a bug in your gear

April 25, 2014 5:44 PM

Justin Gershenson-Gates makes insects and spiders from mechanical watch parts. The Verge shows more pictures including one of a piece under construction, more photos are on Inhabitat, there are yet more photos at Twisted Sifter, and the artist has a personal website.
posted by bile and syntax (6 comments total)

Look at the cute little spiders!
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:48 PM on April 25, 2014 [1 favorite]

This, like the art made from the keycaps of 1920's typewriters, gives me bit of melancholy. Mostly because part of me says "I want!" but the rest of me recognizes that old typewriters and pocket watches have become non-renewable resources, and objects which give me pleasure when they're intact (and functioning!).
posted by dylanjames at 6:10 PM on April 25, 2014 [1 favorite]

These are nice.
posted by homunculus at 9:23 PM on April 25, 2014

I love these. They may have gotten me over my fear of spiders.
posted by sfkiddo at 10:47 PM on April 25, 2014 [2 favorites]

These are all really pretty.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 6:53 AM on April 26, 2014

Wow. Just wow.
posted by nickyskye at 11:40 AM on April 26, 2014