Commission Kinetic Arts by Tim Elverston & Ruth Whiting

Mobiles for your public or residential spaces

Selected Clients & Venues

Upcoming project, planning phase, details to be announced

Atrium renovation — 12 articulated painted strip arrays — 67 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, oil paint, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

Learn more about AirColor Stacks, our latest prototype

Proposal rendering for the Minerals restaurant mobile — WindFire Designs
AirColor Stacks kinetic installation in UF Health Facility office
Concept sketch for the AirColor Stacks kinetic installation
Mechanism detail of AirColor Stacks strip elements installed
small model of painted strips of aircolor stacks kinetic art maquette

Flight Ideas, 2023, 'Kites Restaurant at Minerals Resort, Vernon, New Jersey

15 articulated elements — 17’ x 17’ — carbon fiber, stainless steel sheet, jewel bearings, oil paint

Making of Flight Ideas - Minerals Resort, Vernon, New Jersey
Gallery 30 images

Minerals series kinetic installation at the Minerals Resort restaurant at night — WindFire Designs
Proposal rendering for the Minerals series restaurant mobile — WindFire Designs
Elevation plan for the Flight Ideas mobile by Tim Elverston, WindFire Designs

HandFlow, UF Health Shands at the Oaks, Gainesville, Florida 2020

43 ‘hand’ mobile elements — 4000+ handmade parts — 175 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, oil paint, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

Making of HandFlow - UF Health Shands
Gallery 118 images

Pdf about HandFlow:

HandFlow completed installation with blues colorway and wall strips — WindFire Designs
HandFlow kinetic art installation overview — down-plan drawing at scale, WindFire Designs
Wall sketch for the HandFlow strip installation at UF Health Oaks — Ruth Whiting and Tim Elverston
Ruth Whiting adjusting wall strips during the HandFlow installation at UF Health Shands

Hand Mobiles, Residential, Gainesville, Florida 2018

4 “hands” — 200+ handmade parts — 10 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

Drafting sheet showing hand proportions and source measurements for the Hand Mobiles commission

Flowx Greens, UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, Gainesville, Florida 2013

15 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston installing the Flowx Greens kinetic piece at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
Tim Elverston working at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital during the Flowx installation
Flowx Greens completed installation at UF Health hospital — kinetic silk kites in motion

Flowx Earth Tones, 2013, Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida

23 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston's ink sketch showing color plans for the Flowx installation at the Harn Museum
Flowx Earth Tones installation at the Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville

Hand Mobiles, 2026, Residential, Gainesville, Florida

6 articulated elements — 12’ x 18’ — stainless steel, carbon fiber, uhmwpe laminate, jewel bearings, oil paint

Installation plan drawing for the a residence hand mobile commission
Close-up of a hand mobile element near a lamp at a residence

Flowx Blacks and Reds, UF Engineering, Gainesville, Florida 2013

15 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston and Ruth Whiting installing the Flowx piece at UF Engineering
Flowx Blacks and Reds in the offices at UF Engineering — Tim Elverston and Ruth Whiting

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