lepidodgera

The butterfly will be returning to the desert in 2010.  Prepare to be blown away.

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Burning Man was a brilliant success this year for the Lepidodgera. Many thanks to all who helped us: Evil Chris, Gordon and Diane, Joey, Sonny, Borris, Alaska, Jeremy, Camilo, Mark, Muhammed, Adam, Aimee, Jess, Jim, Larkin, Rachael, Jake and Camp DeMaTerial. The story of our journey to the desert and a schedule of […]

We have finished our wing coverings and color changing halogen night lights.  Check out how cool they look at night as they move from one color to the next.  We now begin work on the van itself, causing the rusty old thing to metamorphosize into a shiny green chrysalis.

We made it to the Maker Faire… and back! After two days of nearly non-stop question-answering and wing-flapping, our confidence in the hydraulic system has risen to 100% and our explanation of gasifiers has become far clearer. The van made the trek like the champ it is without incident, although we fear the […]

This is the new Lepidodgera website.  Lepidodgera is an expansive kinetic artpiece that interacts with participants through sound, light, kinematic motion, tactile sensation and heat.  A 37-foot-tall butterfly, Lepidodgera draws you in with intriguing sounds and colorful patterns washed across its 1200 square feet of wing.  It then engages you in a process of discovery […]