This compact rolling ball sculpture was one of my first powder-coated projects. Rather than leaving the stainless steel with its usual bright silver finish, the frame and tracks were powder coated to give the piece a completely different appearance. The small square frame packs several tracks and kinetic elements into a relatively tight space.

The sculpture features a tall coil, track splitters, a flat spiral, a tight loop-d-loop, dips, and plenty of twisting track. An adjustable ball-collecting tipping arm can be set to release after collecting a single marble or hold as many as three before tipping.

All three tracks eventually empty into the collector tray at the bottom, which funnels the marbles back to the motorized lift for another trip to the top. The lift speed is adjustable, allowing the sculpture to run anywhere from a slow, relaxing pace to much faster continuous action.

Made from 100% stainless steel and TIG welded.