tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87684582315715772012024-03-13T08:16:30.636-07:00The International Sphaeralogical SocietyFounded in 2011, The International Sphaeralogical Society was created to celebrate the history and dynamism of the Super Ball®. Invented by chemist Norman Stingley in 1965 and sold by the Wham-O Manufacturing Co., the iconic toy has been the subject of fascination and play for almost half a century. The I.S.S. is dedicated to exploring and promoting the allure of this bounciest of balls.Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-14157035260289072612021-08-11T07:49:00.002-07:002021-08-11T07:50:54.463-07:00Kindred Spirits!: Alexander Pedals – Sounds SUPER!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UAxqeEMkHF0/YRPgppD8K9I/AAAAAAAAFwo/ep5R5k4aQpwgnKYcG7vJvIhO5yXRtMIIQCNcBGAsYHQ/s833/Superball-Billy-Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UAxqeEMkHF0/YRPgppD8K9I/AAAAAAAAFwo/ep5R5k4aQpwgnKYcG7vJvIhO5yXRtMIIQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Superball-Billy-Front.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is always satisfying to see the extent to which others find inspiration in the SuperBall®. Just as I did in 2013 with the exhibition at the Mine Factory, <span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matthew Farrow of Alexander Pedals in </span><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Garner, North Carolina went back to the colorful and dynamic graphic art of the original Super–Ball packaging and advertising to create the design for this effects pedal. The art draws you in just like the Wham-O design did and the look is inviting and exciting. It is perfect for a Kinetic Modulation effect (not that we at the I.S.S. know what that means!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check it out here: </span><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.alexanderpedals.com/shop/superball">https://www.alexanderpedals.com/shop/superball</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">And many thanks to Alexi Morrissey for tipping us to this cool Sphaeralogical artifact.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sincerely,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Henry J. Simonds, Chief Sphaeralogist</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-32636394982306804122020-10-22T08:06:00.004-07:002020-10-22T08:06:48.795-07:00Hypersphaera lopshireum<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmxtAEEcX_g/X5GbuPE-1vI/AAAAAAAAFsM/GLdUISuwYlwtM03c6BPIs4DFhCbjMyAfgCNcBGAsYHQ/s255/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-10-22%2Bat%2B10.38.40%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmxtAEEcX_g/X5GbuPE-1vI/AAAAAAAAFsM/GLdUISuwYlwtM03c6BPIs4DFhCbjMyAfgCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-10-22%2Bat%2B10.38.40%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hypersphaera lopshireum</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Rainbow Spotted Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">According to Chief Sphaeralogist, Henry J. Simonds, </span><i style="font-family: times;">H lopshireum </i><span style="font-family: times;">is a very rare specimen of bouncy ball. The example featured in the display case below is, in fact, the only one he has found; this despite the commonality of the pattern in the design and retail worlds. No images exist of the ball in the visual record, so the image to the right is actually an earring with a similar pattern by Plain Jane & Co. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">(Source: </span><a href="https://plainjaneandco.com.au/collections/spotty-janes/products/spotty-janes-xl-white-rainbow-spot">https://plainjaneandco.com.au/collections/spotty-janes/products/spotty-janes-xl-white-rainbow-spot</a>.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">The latin name was given in recognition of children's author Robert Lopshire and his book <i>Put Me in the Zoo </i>(shown below). Like the character in the book, the ball features a rainbow of spots, here on a base of white. It is a smooth, shiny ball formed as a sheeted-skin over a solid core.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ydrqhOD0yFQ/X5GeJDhOpJI/AAAAAAAAFsY/wVQ-O6sqaE0cRr3xQ5wCLby24_vTgSOsgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ydrqhOD0yFQ/X5GeJDhOpJI/AAAAAAAAFsY/wVQ-O6sqaE0cRr3xQ5wCLby24_vTgSOsgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/maxresdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UvyLogErVE0/X5GeUOv4yxI/AAAAAAAAFsc/URyz77ZHRb8ficxla2NWZRCGiBtPKt8jwCNcBGAsYHQ/s432/121540358_3423808851036874_2002839650522757286_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UvyLogErVE0/X5GeUOv4yxI/AAAAAAAAFsc/URyz77ZHRb8ficxla2NWZRCGiBtPKt8jwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/121540358_3423808851036874_2002839650522757286_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hypersphaera lopshireum</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2014</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Handmade display box made for <i>Bounce! </i>at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: Salvaged picture frame, hand-formed hinges, hardware, glass, linen, foamcore, paint, wood, and etched nameplate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2014 Henry J. Simonds<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><i style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></i></p><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-74677809412962063302020-10-22T06:04:00.001-07:002020-10-22T06:05:32.428-07:00Hypersphaerae vandoesburg<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5WlRD4UdhwE/X5CbWhwebkI/AAAAAAAAFrk/z9C6BPssvR8Fauhy28YBhs9YDeM4lXrTACNcBGAsYHQ/s286/vandoes.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5WlRD4UdhwE/X5CbWhwebkI/AAAAAAAAFrk/z9C6BPssvR8Fauhy28YBhs9YDeM4lXrTACNcBGAsYHQ/s0/vandoes.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaerae vandoesburg</i></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Colored Diamond Pattern Superball</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">This style of ball is named after the Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg who was, along with </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">Piet Mondrian,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"> one of the founders of the </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">De Stijl </span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">movement that was concerned with </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">abstraction</span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">, simplicity and a new kind of applied art. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">(Source: </span></span></span><a href="https://www.artsalonholland.nl/grote-meesters-kunstgeschiedenis/theo-van-doesburg">https://www.artsalonholland.nl/grote-meesters-kunstgeschiedenis/theo-van-doesburg</a>.) </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>H vandoesburg </i>display geometric and rectilinear "blocks" of rpimary and secondary colors in a solid color field—the base color varying from the blocks but represented as such in alternate samples; I.e, with a green base field, the green block would not appear. The design is made within a sheet of rubber and then molded around a core in the construction process. The surface is most often matte and textured but can be found with smooth, shiny skins as well. The balls are dense and less dynamic than typical styles and can oxidize and dry out with age. <span style="font-size: small;">(Photo courtesy of Headwater Media.)</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oHqaiB4UtP8/X5GBmX_N7MI/AAAAAAAAFrw/z43AfXAp5tMuZQyUDDuR2KgnXo-N4MyTACNcBGAsYHQ/s710/Compositie%2BVIII%2B%2528De%2Bkoe%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="710" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oHqaiB4UtP8/X5GBmX_N7MI/AAAAAAAAFrw/z43AfXAp5tMuZQyUDDuR2KgnXo-N4MyTACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Compositie%2BVIII%2B%2528De%2Bkoe%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-style: italic;">Theo van Doesburg, Composition VIII (the cow), <br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-style: italic;">ca.1918, oil on canvas, 38 x 64 cm, <br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA</span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QS_sIJs4iPI/X5GCQq2JnEI/AAAAAAAAFr4/hJ59W35p5VcPeZwFqrVajg_3Eu4baSLRwCNcBGAsYHQ/s442/121490723_3423834914367601_4640486114718517431_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="442" height="391" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QS_sIJs4iPI/X5GCQq2JnEI/AAAAAAAAFr4/hJ59W35p5VcPeZwFqrVajg_3Eu4baSLRwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h391/121490723_3423834914367601_4640486114718517431_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hypersphaerae vandoesburg</i></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">2014</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Specimen box created for, <i>Bounce!</i>, at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (2014/15).</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: Salvaged frame, linen, foam-core, wood, metal nameplate, hardware, and contemporary balls.</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media,</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2020 Henry J. Simonds</span></span></div></span></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-11356098650048401702020-10-21T09:13:00.003-07:002020-10-21T09:13:24.040-07:00Hypersphaerae hokusai<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YA34pu_S3FE/X5BZNoCowqI/AAAAAAAAFq4/vHP_jCiHXRwzOPFU1EDh4EyhUF7xV1iBwCNcBGAsYHQ/s519/hokusai.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="519" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YA34pu_S3FE/X5BZNoCowqI/AAAAAAAAFq4/vHP_jCiHXRwzOPFU1EDh4EyhUF7xV1iBwCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h180/hokusai.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera hokusai</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Cyclone Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Unlike its cousin <i>H jangeri </i>(Psychedelic Cyclone Superball), these specimens are composed of a limited number of contributing colors of rubber. Often just 3 or 4 tones in a restrained palette, they don't display the same wild panoply as <i>jangeri. </i>As with all "cyclone" styles, they are made by injecting the base materials into the mold from a single point and are, thus, solidly intermixed throughout the ball. You can see in the 2nd example shown (below left, top) this method's point of introduction </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y5xh2SRD0c/X5Ba3IxKgDI/AAAAAAAAFrE/sJi_ZmCTWkwRJ2-XlWvG-Jucle8sqsNVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Hcee6e92868c5411fb3a24959c6dd13aeF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y5xh2SRD0c/X5Ba3IxKgDI/AAAAAAAAFrE/sJi_ZmCTWkwRJ2-XlWvG-Jucle8sqsNVQCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/Hcee6e92868c5411fb3a24959c6dd13aeF.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;">The materials are pushed through as distinct streams which become </span><span style="font-family: times;">mixed and swirled under the pressure of the process.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">These are named after the great Japanese artist <span style="background-color: white;">Katsushika Hokusai, known simply as Hokusai, in honor of his famous </span><span style="background-color: white;">woodblock print, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">The Great Wave off Kanagawa from his series </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(More info: </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.katsushikahokusai.org/Mount-Fuji-Seen-Below-A-Wave-At-Kanagawa.html">https://www.katsushikahokusai.org/Mount-Fuji-Seen-Below-A-Wave-At-Kanagawa.html</a>.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-klnNcqMPIaw/X5BcYX2ZxDI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/tUi-Xw_EskoFl7Catbsggi3mc3i-CSn9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s600/Mount-Fuji-Seen-Below-A-Wave-At-Kanagawa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-klnNcqMPIaw/X5BcYX2ZxDI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/tUi-Xw_EskoFl7Catbsggi3mc3i-CSn9QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/Mount-Fuji-Seen-Below-A-Wave-At-Kanagawa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GMIGHeVynao/X5BdT-mivbI/AAAAAAAAFrY/VAsRbeWWYHAdSk2KGU235--qL-okAJZ7ACNcBGAsYHQ/s364/17392553252_e07ab629c5_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="289" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GMIGHeVynao/X5BdT-mivbI/AAAAAAAAFrY/VAsRbeWWYHAdSk2KGU235--qL-okAJZ7ACNcBGAsYHQ/w318-h400/17392553252_e07ab629c5_o.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera hokusai</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2014</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Specimen box made for the exhibtion, <i>Bounce!</i>, at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (2014/15).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: Salvaged picture frame, wood, linen, paper, vintage superball, and hardware. (Henry J. Simonds)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2014 Henry J. Simonds<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-86347993222766014572020-10-21T07:56:00.004-07:002020-10-21T07:56:24.648-07:00Hypersphaerae cramiconcrispo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jO0Sv1fTxJg/X5BHVOvwbDI/AAAAAAAAFqg/bxPbrNU3qdE3nU7c24xo2x-SLbAonkNtQCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/crami.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jO0Sv1fTxJg/X5BHVOvwbDI/AAAAAAAAFqg/bxPbrNU3qdE3nU7c24xo2x-SLbAonkNtQCNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/crami.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaerae cramiconcrispo</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Creamsicle Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">These </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">two-tone types feature a variety of base colors with intermixed swirls of white. They differ from "marbled" styles in that the two colors remain distinct, with no mixing, blending, or variation of the base tone. They have a shiny, smooth surface that is formed in the mold around a solid core. Of a medium density, they are a durable example for play.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo credit: ©2012 Ryan Lai, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ltbouncingball/7697340390/" target="_blank">ltbouncingball</a>.)</span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUsAdatp3tI/X5BK5nJfMZI/AAAAAAAAFqs/J4abjQGZMHQSIKXwBmSU8BpbxlHNCc-dwCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/17222029469_50c051b502_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUsAdatp3tI/X5BK5nJfMZI/AAAAAAAAFqs/J4abjQGZMHQSIKXwBmSU8BpbxlHNCc-dwCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/17222029469_50c051b502_o.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaerae cramiconcrispo</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2014</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">This display plaque was created by Henry J. Simonds for the collaborative exhibition, <i>Bounce!</i>, co-produced by the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in 2014/15.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2014 Henry J. Simonds</span></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-21566396592793272922020-10-20T19:33:00.005-07:002020-10-20T19:33:40.110-07:00Hypersphaerae anuli<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1u6ZSq5II7E/X4-XD9EDhSI/AAAAAAAAFqA/Ox7won_A9-cX6nKCdwpPhvdYbUUms7MEQCNcBGAsYHQ/s638/anuli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="638" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1u6ZSq5II7E/X4-XD9EDhSI/AAAAAAAAFqA/Ox7won_A9-cX6nKCdwpPhvdYbUUms7MEQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/anuli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera anuli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ringed Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Although many companies selling this bouncy ball or similar designs often call this a "striped" ball. At the I.S.S., <i>H anuli </i>has been classified as "ringed," because the lines/stripes run longitudinally parallel to the equatorial center line or axis where the two halves are joined in the mold. Additionally, two pink dots sit at each pole of the sphere, further emphasizing its orientation and, thus, influencing the categorization. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">This ball features concentric rings of primary and secondary colors (green, red, and blue) embedded in a regularly spaced, loose pattern within a dominant skin of smooth, matte yellow rubber with pink at its poles/center circles. This is a particularly dense and hard style of ball due to its composition and construction. The matte finish allows for oxidization and aging of the surface, which dulls the vibrance and can take on dirt and oils. The variations of color and pattern beyond this base yellow color ball have not yet been accepted in the <i>anuli</i> class and will be considered in the future. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo courtesy of Headwater Media.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaSNcw6kkUQ/X4-czdivV2I/AAAAAAAAFqM/ZFiaeJOV3Uc8VWa3bEfDSR462pAFAOTEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/121310398_3423808871036872_8203082353828977141_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="396" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaSNcw6kkUQ/X4-czdivV2I/AAAAAAAAFqM/ZFiaeJOV3Uc8VWa3bEfDSR462pAFAOTEgCNcBGAsYHQ/w396-h400/121310398_3423808871036872_8203082353828977141_n.jpg" width="396" /></a></div></span><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera anuli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2014<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">An assemblage of balls created for the collaborative exhibition, <i>Bounce!</i>, at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Mounted on salvaged wood with home-made black-walnut stain and metal nameplate. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2020 Henry J. Simonds</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-7231223283082463462020-10-20T09:55:00.001-07:002020-10-20T09:55:33.905-07:00Hypersphaerae variscia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3_cpExF3mC8/X48PfdfK61I/AAAAAAAAFpM/WR6XbYhyLzohB00amCr3b_UwANlkwePFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/varisciteball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3_cpExF3mC8/X48PfdfK61I/AAAAAAAAFpM/WR6XbYhyLzohB00amCr3b_UwANlkwePFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/varisciteball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaerae variscia</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Embellished Variscite Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Variscite is an end-member of the isomorphic row of variscite-strengite series of minerals. Like the </span>garnet<span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;"> and </span>feldspar groups<span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">, variscite-strengite minerals have an identical crystalline structure, but exhibit slightly varying composition. Owing to variscite's unique mode of occurrence, it is often formed and associated with other phosphate minerals, resulting in interesting veining, splotches and other coloring habits. Although all variscite is valued by collectors, emerald-green variscite from Utah and the black spider-webbed variscite from Nevada are among the most desirable. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Variscite may also be found in colors other than green, such as purple, orange, pink, red, brown or yellow. If materials contain less iron than aluminum in their composition, reddish to violet colors will dominate. Higher iron impurities will bring out more brownish tones. (Source: </span></span><a href="https://www.gemselect.com/english/gem-info/variscite/variscite-info.php" style="background-color: white;">https://www.gemselect.com/english/gem-info/variscite/variscite-info.php</a>.)</div><p></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>H variscia </i>specimens, like their namesake mineral, can be found in colors ranging from green to blue to red and pink, featuring the same veining of </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">variegated </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"mineral deposits" and metallic gold and silver striations. These elements are found both upon the subsurface of the colored core and in the clear coating of the skin as ribbons of pigment and materials. These are—again, like their namesake mineral cousins—some of the most beautiful sphaeralogical species found.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Some variscite mineral examples</u>:</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PmzLjc5EW8Q/X48St3idE_I/AAAAAAAAFpc/Ds-nUo_V-tQZDBzPGGTcXTtqSjxuuOPDgCNcBGAsYHQ/s372/Variscite-Fairfield-Utah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="372" height="258" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PmzLjc5EW8Q/X48St3idE_I/AAAAAAAAFpc/Ds-nUo_V-tQZDBzPGGTcXTtqSjxuuOPDgCNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h258/Variscite-Fairfield-Utah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nCQ0mueiro/X48StzYdhwI/AAAAAAAAFpg/saplnoFNjNMHDzF7Ldu0IOwxELwR5sD8QCNcBGAsYHQ/s561/ee0b381ee104e4304e838d204b2c652c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="561" height="251" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nCQ0mueiro/X48StzYdhwI/AAAAAAAAFpg/saplnoFNjNMHDzF7Ldu0IOwxELwR5sD8QCNcBGAsYHQ/w269-h251/ee0b381ee104e4304e838d204b2c652c.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dng1q-dwD5U/X48StzNJYyI/AAAAAAAAFpY/kPc9vQgy3Rk0KCSM7KE_9c0SO7DtOqF9wCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/03d497c4eca31be0c6993feadca7df6d21e6b566a0cf118883918e88167f9e1f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dng1q-dwD5U/X48StzNJYyI/AAAAAAAAFpY/kPc9vQgy3Rk0KCSM7KE_9c0SO7DtOqF9wCNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h213/03d497c4eca31be0c6993feadca7df6d21e6b566a0cf118883918e88167f9e1f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOItHFhRNhU/X48VMlkX6KI/AAAAAAAAFpw/SIxXazqICBAGALLgxXboY-QaKvF2jfiMACNcBGAsYHQ/s578/variscia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="498" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOItHFhRNhU/X48VMlkX6KI/AAAAAAAAFpw/SIxXazqICBAGALLgxXboY-QaKvF2jfiMACNcBGAsYHQ/w345-h400/variscia.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><i style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hypersphaerae variscia</i></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Specimen box created by Henry J. Simonds for <i>Super•Ball</i>, held at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa in 2013.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: Salvaged frame with homemade walnut stain, wood, paint, contemporary balls, hardware, found brass plate and ink on paper. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">©2013 Henry J. Simonds<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><br /><br /><span face="tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-34214343721386944222020-10-20T08:37:00.003-07:002020-10-20T08:37:52.027-07:00Hypersphaera pele<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uiq1D3Y1RgY/X479tkWJnkI/AAAAAAAAFo0/rrsdASVQ-9kj74kuZAfku_d09bCpA8ycACNcBGAsYHQ/s818/pele.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="818" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uiq1D3Y1RgY/X479tkWJnkI/AAAAAAAAFo0/rrsdASVQ-9kj74kuZAfku_d09bCpA8ycACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/pele.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaera pele</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Association Football Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">One of a handful of sports-themed balls—soccer, baseball, basketball, etc.—<i>H pele</i> is designed to look like a traditional soccer (aka association football) ball. It is commonly made as a solid, opaque white ball with the 12 black pentagonal shapes printed on the surface. The surface is smooth and shiny and uniformly wrapped around a solid core in the mold. This design consequently allows the identifying black panels to wear off quickly with play. Although it is primarily seen in black & white, <i>pele</i> can be found in a variety of base colors or combinations. </span><span style="font-family: times;">A variation on the style is a solid, textured ball that features the hexagons and paneling of a traditional football's t</span><span style="font-family: times;">runcated icosahedron form. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(For more on the geometry of the football, visit: </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_icosahedron" style="font-family: times;" target="_blank">wiki/Truncated_icosahedron</a><span style="font-family: times;">.) (Photo credit: ©2020 Henry J. Simonds)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wot7yiWFZS4/X48DOKu4uLI/AAAAAAAAFpA/l6vXB0DwHgk48hoyiwZ5OOJwjBh_IQDuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wot7yiWFZS4/X48DOKu4uLI/AAAAAAAAFpA/l6vXB0DwHgk48hoyiwZ5OOJwjBh_IQDuwCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_6441.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></span></span><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">Hypersphaera pele</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">This mounted specimen was created by Henry J. Simonds for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, in 2013. Shown at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa it was designed to mimic an award given to the artist in the 1980's at summer camp.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo courtesy of Headwater Media</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">©2013 Henry J. Simonds</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-15396004583847161122020-10-19T09:16:00.006-07:002020-10-19T21:21:04.077-07:00Hypersphaerae monomarmoreus<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3-CAitcv-E/X423pRAhFoI/AAAAAAAAFoQ/M3XQejSu4g8dWEHh2IsI7amF5EGfqPAEwCNcBGAsYHQ/s720/monomarm1.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3-CAitcv-E/X423pRAhFoI/AAAAAAAAFoQ/M3XQejSu4g8dWEHh2IsI7amF5EGfqPAEwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/monomarm1.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaerae monomarmoreus</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Marbled Monochromatic Superball</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">These opaque, smooth textured balls come in a variety of primary and secondary colors. Each ball contains a range of tones within a root color spectrum from white to the base color, e.g, a variety of shades of yellow from white to lemon to sunflower to peach. The swirls are formed in the mold and move uniformly around the surface, creating a marbled pattern. The rubber is not injected from a single source as with a "cyclone" but mixed then molded as a skin over a solid core. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo courtesy of Headwater Media.)</span> </span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYnsprVlk_4/X427NFA5K3I/AAAAAAAAFok/6XiWfRGLzUksPDtEPSvgI0s8j-gimbXcACNcBGAsYHQ/s410/monomarm.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="199" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYnsprVlk_4/X427NFA5K3I/AAAAAAAAFok/6XiWfRGLzUksPDtEPSvgI0s8j-gimbXcACNcBGAsYHQ/w310-h640/monomarm.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaerae monomarmoreus</span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">A hand-crafted specimen box by Henry J. Simonds, created for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, held at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa, in December 2013.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: Salvaged Booker's® bourbon collector's box, contemporary balls, hardware, plexiglass, paint, synthetic fill, and printed label.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo: ©2013 Henry J. Simonds/Headwater Media</span></p>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-76769669353553544802020-10-19T07:14:00.008-07:002020-10-21T08:16:49.706-07:00Hypersphaerae iridis<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wNaLsaLkdZI/X42ZynI2P9I/AAAAAAAAFnc/WQ5qYDihrOMvclfM2xtttprtBlkCLFNrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/441556208_d141e68049_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wNaLsaLkdZI/X42ZynI2P9I/AAAAAAAAFnc/WQ5qYDihrOMvclfM2xtttprtBlkCLFNrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/441556208_d141e68049_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaerae iridis</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Bornite Superball</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Bornite, also known as "peacock ore," is a <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">copper iron sulfide</span> mineral ore found in "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">mafic igneous rocks, in contact metamorphic skarn deposits, in pegmatites, in medium- to high-temperature hydrothermal deposits, and in sedimentary cupriferous shales." Its natural color is red, brown, or bronze, which quickly tarnishes to metallic, iridescent purple and blue with oxidization. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Source: </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://geologyscience.com/minerals/bornite/" target="_blank">https://geologyscience.com/minerals/bornite/</a>.)</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>H iridis</i> mimics the range of colors of bornite in both its natural and oxidized states and the texture of the ore's variegated surface. The balls are opaque but show a luminescence due to the "metallic" core and the smooth, outer skin. The balls derive their color from pigmenting within the interface of the outer skin and the core surface coating. They are heavier and more dense than other <i>sphaerae</i> due to the nature of the core material but are prone to cracking of the outer layer and tend to dry out with time due to exposure. </span><span style="font-family: Times;">(</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px;">Photo Courtesy of Lenore M. Edman. </span><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="blank">www.evilmadscientist.com</a><span style="font-family: Times;">) <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Below: 2 bornite mineral samples.)</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kll6FnL4NoI/X42qB3sRKjI/AAAAAAAAFoA/Bex0iy8mtQgrV5OLGSLjYmP5DHBdRLV0gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2044/5d13ccf50f2673a9c153b09101e3096d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2044" height="162" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kll6FnL4NoI/X42qB3sRKjI/AAAAAAAAFoA/Bex0iy8mtQgrV5OLGSLjYmP5DHBdRLV0gCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h162/5d13ccf50f2673a9c153b09101e3096d.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QT2WRTVnQ7g/X42qBxIOArI/AAAAAAAAFoE/n5qY63ujjNsVcpyMtpwatnAJYksI6tXwQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Bornite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QT2WRTVnQ7g/X42qBxIOArI/AAAAAAAAFoE/n5qY63ujjNsVcpyMtpwatnAJYksI6tXwQCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h179/Bornite.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_BA3hjz_gE/X42eQVUgsLI/AAAAAAAAFno/xk9n1Ras44sxfTuZjCoDwraS_yRjYsy3wCNcBGAsYHQ/s625/A9BC17E0-23D4-4D58-9A5E-8ACA2A83979B.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_BA3hjz_gE/X42eQVUgsLI/AAAAAAAAFno/xk9n1Ras44sxfTuZjCoDwraS_yRjYsy3wCNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/A9BC17E0-23D4-4D58-9A5E-8ACA2A83979B.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="font-size: large;">Hypersphaerae iridis</i></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">A hand-crafted specimen box by Henry J. Simonds, created for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, held at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa, in December 2013.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Materials: contemporary balls, hardware, found frame, plexiglass, paint, salvaged wood, and engraved plate.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo: ©2013 Henry J. Simonds/Headwater Media<br /><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></p></div><p> </p>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-41772721695478918272020-10-18T09:43:00.005-07:002020-10-18T09:43:57.924-07:00Hypersphaera taeniae<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2aAYfbKoPBM/X4xr4tVAjaI/AAAAAAAAFmk/Pqbc5gxHaJ4ENwkB-MhwIFkR_qPhV5MSwCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/441565181_f52967e993_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2aAYfbKoPBM/X4xr4tVAjaI/AAAAAAAAFmk/Pqbc5gxHaJ4ENwkB-MhwIFkR_qPhV5MSwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/441565181_f52967e993_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaera taeniae</i></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Clear Ribbon Swirl Superball</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>H taeniae</i> are clear, molded balls that have been embedded with thin, swirling ribbons of colored material during the construction phase. </span></span><span style="font-family: times;">They have a smooth, shiny surface texture. </span><span style="font-family: times;">Commonly featuring primary and secondary colors, the ribbons seems to be floating in liquid (which they were) and now appear fixed in time in a moment of dynamic motion. The ribbons vary in density and can appear opaque to translucent, allowing for beautiful play with light. Like other solid clear balls, they are softer and less dense and, therefore, more brittle. At higher velocity and with more force, they can easily crack and split or explode. </span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">(<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Photo Courtesy of Lenore M. Edman. </span><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="blank">www.evilmadscientist.com</a>)</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5teLzx6tpGw/X4xvTMZ_TbI/AAAAAAAAFnE/fwLUFw9HfZU8P6k7sT800GVNANfuiUSwQCNcBGAsYHQ/s669/taeniae%2Bcrop.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5teLzx6tpGw/X4xvTMZ_TbI/AAAAAAAAFnE/fwLUFw9HfZU8P6k7sT800GVNANfuiUSwQCNcBGAsYHQ/w178-h400/taeniae%2Bcrop.jpeg" width="178" /></a></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Hypersphaerae taeniae</i></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: times; font-kerning: none;"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2013</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Specimen box created by Henry J. Simonds for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa, December 2013.</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This large display box was created by building a new walnut box to fit an existing poster frame. In order to see the ribbons in the balls—as the light needed to pass both through and reflect back into the specimens—the balls are fitted into a sheet of plexiglass that has been slotted into the box body some distance from the backing. This allows for a full range of light and makes them appear to float within the case. Materials: balls, wood, glass, plexiglass, paint, and hardware.</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Photo Credit: ©2013 Henry J. Simonds/Headwater Media. </div></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-40055620621476933182020-10-18T09:13:00.000-07:002020-10-18T09:13:17.573-07:00Hypersphaerae janus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-huF57jJlpCQ/X4xlUP1sg1I/AAAAAAAAFmA/0etweS2RkAEoTBkKPfR8pfMdxnxx7XSDwCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/441562105_26027b8b3f_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-huF57jJlpCQ/X4xlUP1sg1I/AAAAAAAAFmA/0etweS2RkAEoTBkKPfR8pfMdxnxx7XSDwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/441562105_26027b8b3f_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera janus</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Half-Moon Superball</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">Janus</b><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> was the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology, and presided over passages, doors, gates and endings, as well as in transitional periods such as from war to peace. He was usually depicted as having two faces looking at opposite ways, one towards the past and the other towards the future. (Source: <a href="https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Roman/Janus/janus.html#:~:text=Janus%20was%20the%20god%20of,the%20other%20towards%20the%20future." target="_blank">greekmythology.com/Myths/Roman/Janus/</a>.</span></span>)</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>H janus </i>are constructed with two halves of molded rubber of differing colors. The material is consistent throughout, as opposed to wrapped or spun around a solid core, and gives these balls a softer, lighter composition. They are semi-opaque and, therefore, have a translucence that allows light to pass through and gives the ball a dynamic quality. The surface is textured and adds to this effect. Colors run the range of the spectrum, but each ball often features two colors within a narrow range—pink & purple, yellow & orange, etc. The construction makes the balls less resistant by more pliable, so they can easily break if thrown with enough force. (<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Photo Courtesy of Lenore M. Edman. </span><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" style="color: #2288bb; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="blank">www.evilmadscientist.com</a>)</div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db3ZYgxr2t4/X4xoTvLYC-I/AAAAAAAAFmQ/KpBBciu6UkMYWxAd27X1lvZPw07oqFgfQCNcBGAsYHQ/s332/IMG_2380.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db3ZYgxr2t4/X4xoTvLYC-I/AAAAAAAAFmQ/KpBBciu6UkMYWxAd27X1lvZPw07oqFgfQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2380.jpg" /></a></div><div><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Hypersphaera janus</span></i></div><div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Specimen box created by Henry J. Simonds for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, shown at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, Pa, December 2013.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Constructed of salvaged wood, paint, and plexiglass with a contemporary ball.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Photo Credit: ©2013 Henry J. 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Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-11993426239043578972020-10-15T09:50:00.006-07:002020-10-15T09:53:41.010-07:00Hypersphaerae jesteri<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjNrkXlJMug/X4h0ExJ7LkI/AAAAAAAAFlQ/o5QPJafE8UA0EwxOmKeVHXNubZCGUVs-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/441555818_1ba9972973_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjNrkXlJMug/X4h0ExJ7LkI/AAAAAAAAFlQ/o5QPJafE8UA0EwxOmKeVHXNubZCGUVs-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/441555818_1ba9972973_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">Hypersphaerae jesteri</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Harlequin Superball</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">This multi-colored ball features a random pattern of primary and secondary colored diamond and rhomboid shaped blocks intermixed with blocks of white. No two adjacent blocks are of the same color. The pattern is reminiscent of the designs featured on the outfits of jesters throughout history and the Harlequin character from <i>commedia del' arte.</i> The surface design appears to be a "skin" or separate layer, mounted onto the ball's core. <i>H jesteri</i> can be found with both a textured, matte surface or a shiny, smooth one.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Photo Courtesy of Lenore M. Edman, </span></span><a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/" style="color: #2288bb; font-family: times; font-size: small; text-decoration-line: none;" target="blank">www.evilmadscientist.com</a></p><p><i style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: times; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="248" height="469" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-guYeE-nAXio/X4h4l1r7CTI/AAAAAAAAFlc/Nc6HIMIK8AkZF2gpo1FthLbDgKk2iB0ggCNcBGAsYHQ/w319-h469/IMG_2372.jpg" width="319" /> </i><i style="font-family: times;"><br /></i></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: times;">Hypersphaerae jesteri </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">by Henry J. Simonds</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">2013</span></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family: times;">Antique glass display case, hand-cut brass engraved plate, velvet, and plexiglass.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Completed for the exhibition, <i>Super•Ball</i>, hosted at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, PA, December 2013.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Photo: ©2013 Henry J. 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Images from <i>Global Impact</i>, the grouping purchased by Middlebury College, has begun to be permanently installed in locations around the world.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Earlier today, Thatcher Littlefield, preparator at the college museum (copied here) swiftly and beautifully installed the Henry Simonds’<i>Global Impact</i> image for McCardell Bicentennil Hall and its label explaining how it is but one part of a globe-encompassing work. The image is right on axis of the corridor through which one enters the building from the parking lot, and provides a compelling, target-like, visual terminus to that long corridor. </span></div>
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In a long planned effort, this piece, <i>Global Impact—</i>which is a portfolio of Sphaeralogical motion capture images—is finally being distributed around the world.<br />
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Henry J. Simonds, Chief SphaeralogistHenry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-89782186439719293382018-08-31T09:15:00.001-07:002018-08-31T09:16:58.538-07:00I.S.S. Jewelry Update! Think this is really it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just learned that my high-school art Teacher, <a href="https://www.markwinslowpotter.com/boxes/" target="_blank">Mark Winslow Potter</a>, was integrating Super-Balls into his work as early as 1982. This man was a inspiration to me and helped me to push through my self-conscious blocks and find new ways of seeing. I swear that I never knew of this work, nor had seen it. I love that - almost 30 years later! - I found similar inspiration in these amazing spheres.</div>
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I am happy to say that <a href="http://www.pierogi2000.com/" target="_blank">Pierogi Gallery</a> at <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">155 Suffolk St. NY, NY 10002 in New York's Lower East Side has included 9 works from the <i>SUPER•BALL</i> series in their artist </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">flat files. 3 of the works can be found in their online gallery here:</span></span><br />
<a href="http://flatfiles.pierogi2000.com/artist/henry-j-simonds" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">http://flatfiles.pierogi2000.com/artist/henry-j-simonds</a><br />
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It is a privilege to be included in such great company. So please check out their site and head over to peruse their files.<br />
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<br />Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-87583493810629620002015-08-26T12:28:00.001-07:002020-03-06T15:32:26.473-08:00Middlebury College - Installation pro tempore of GLOBAL IMPACT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Temporary and ONLY installation of GLOBAL IMPACT at Middlebury College</div>
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These 21 photographs are to be distributed to 21 separate locations across the Middlebury institutional footprint to exist as a single, globe-encompassing work of art. </div>
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<br />Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-87095419194738628992015-05-06T11:33:00.000-07:002015-05-06T11:33:43.000-07:00BOUNCE! - Making of the Interactives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The resident design gurus at the Children's Museum show prototypes of the interactives that will be featured in the show.</div>
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<br />Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-49173795001148883332015-04-30T11:23:00.002-07:002015-04-30T11:25:01.226-07:00Bibby T Goes Old with His Baller Hat Sample<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chief Sphaeralogist, Henry J. Simonds, was very pleased to collaborate with the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's staff designer, Lisa Carvajal, on a one of a kind chandelier. The 3-tiered piece was installed in the gallery space during BOUNCE! and will be permanently installed in the nursery area of the Museum. Here are some design renderings and the finished product for your enjoyment. <br />
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Commissions of new chandeliers will be considered.<br />
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Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-81538328609005715782015-04-28T07:45:00.001-07:002015-04-28T07:45:32.829-07:00New Merchandise: I.S.S. Super-Ball Caps!Hey Folks,<br />
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We are moving into headwear, so check out these new designs and snatch 'em up before they go. Limited editions of 48 for both these styles for now. If they hit, who knows, we may be National!<br />
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"Exceptional Sphere" Chinese Calligraphy Puff Embroidered Snpaback Cap:<br />
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Still working on the Baller hats. The first run was unsuccessful, so we are using them as testers for the under bill screening and to get some street feedback. </div>
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The text will be lowered to the proper height for hats like this and be centered better.</div>
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The under bill screening tests are developing. As someone new to screen printing, I am using these samples to get it right. When down. There will be 25 limited edition black ballers with the under bill prints and 10 red Ballers.</div>
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<br /><br />Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768458231571577201.post-30190290320911424992014-12-29T12:20:00.002-08:002020-10-13T16:31:47.082-07:00Hypersphaera variavirgatis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Hypersphaera variavirgatis</i></div>
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Fruit Stripe Superball</div>
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This delicious sphere is distinguished by its bright colored stripes, set against a white background. It is opaque and has a shiny, smooth surface. <br />
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Classified on December 29, 2104<div>by: Finn, Josie, Maddie x 1, and Jack<br />
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<b>Officially accepted by Chief Sphaeralogist, Henry J. Simonds</b></div>Henry J. Simondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266720363145053951noreply@blogger.com0