I've always had a thing for strange sea creatures. I have a particular affinity for deep sea oil rig remote submersible footage - where oil rig technicians send little remote controlled probes equipped with cameras down to deep sea pipelines and rigs to check things out or make repairs. Every once in a while one of these submersibles captures something crazy on their cameras. This makes my heart jump. Here are a few favorites.
I mean, come on. Who makes this stuff up?
I particularly love anglerfish - bizarre fish who live way deep down in the ocean where no sunlight reaches. They have a sort of fishing lure that extends off of their head that glows and wiggles, attracting smaller fish right up to the anglerfish's mouth. Clever.
I wanted to build one, and I wanted it to have lights.
The piece is built from brass and copper tubing and wire, soldered together at the joints.
I started this piece years ago, and it's time to finish it. I'll show you the base of the sculpture soon.
