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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.

Aaron Ristau’s -MetalMaus- sculptural wireless mouse

on October 15, 2011

Two shows curated by Bruce Rosenbaum of SteamPuffin.com: “Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation,” opening October 31, Waltham, MA, and “Mobilis in Mobili: An Exhibition of Steampunk Art & Appliance” opening November 12, Wooster Street Social Club, NYC. include—MetalMaus—recent additions to my series of augmented wireless mice.

I was featured in Russian Popular Mechanics Magazine July 2011

on July 21, 2011

What a beautiful 4 page article! I am looking for help translating. Google translator is nice, but as expected it does not catch everything. See the current translation/ hack on my page here

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 […]

Aaron Ristau’s Art Lab Loveland Opening Aug. 13th

on August 3, 2010

ARTIST AARON RISTAU SHOWCASED AT ART LAB LOVELAND Gallery to Host Opening Reception August 13th Loveland, Colo. (August 3rd, 2010) – Artist Aaron Ristau’s most recent artwork will be debuted to the public at his upcoming exhibition, “Aaron’s Art Lab 2010.” Art Lab Loveland will host Ristau […]

Video tour of my studio

on July 21, 2010

Aaron Ristau studio visit by Carla Tennenbaum during International Development Design Summit 2010