MADE ON EARTH
Report from the world of backyard technology
Mr. Cranky
Photography by Mark Frauenfelder
After you’ve made what George Lucas called his favorite Star Wars parody, how do you keep turning culture on its ear? Retired filmmaker Ernie Fosselius (Hardware Wars) has been cranking out a wonderful menagerie of mechanical woodcarvings.
Like his hit 1977 movie spoof, which turned eggbeaters into spaceships and crusty rolls into Princess Leia’s braids, Fosselius’ sculptures poke fun with quick, broad strokes. The face of Bi-Polar Bear changes ...
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