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Coming from a family of artisans, Loveland, Colorado artist Aaron Ristau has a fascination for creating kinetic light sculpture with plasma illumination technologies that blend nostalgic aesthetics with modern function.

Projects In Progress at Aaron Ristau’s Studio

on March 21, 2011

Archive Section of aaronristau.com complete

on January 25, 2011

I finished populating the Archive section of AaronRistau.com 175+ sculptures from 1998- 2010 are listed.

Large Wind Up Motor Restoration

on January 22, 2011

I think this motor is from a very old barbershop sign. I welcome advice. It will run for about 20 minutes on a full winding. Very low torque. I dipped and flushed the coil spring assembly in carburetor cleaner for a day instead of breaking that part all the way […]

New Sculpture “Fish Finder” from Aaron Ristau Studio

on January 9, 2011

New Sculpture “Fish Finder” from Aaron Ristau Studio I was inspired by stream and lake trout fishing as a youth. I grew up spending time each summer fishing the streams and ponds around Turkey creek and Treasure Falls between Pagosa Springs and the Wolf Creek ski area of Colorado. I […]

Behind the scenes photos and inner workings of Fish Finder

on January 9, 2011

I was inspired by stream and lake trout fishing as a youth. I grew up spending time each summer fishing the streams and ponds around Turkey creek and Treasure Falls between Pagosa Springs and the Wolf Creek ski area of Colorado. I imagined a device that could process information related […]