“ASTARWHEEL” is a multidimensional handmade, and hand-painted 3D wall sculpture composed of eight intricately layered levels of birch wood. Its pointed geometry extends to 14 inches in diameter and 3 inches in depth.
"ASTAWHEEL" is a Photonic Instrument—an astral chronometer and light-engine—calibrated to harmonize perception with the twelvefold geometry of balance. Designed as a twelve-rayed mandala (D₁₂ symmetry), it interlocks twin hexagrams—solar and lunar, ascent and descent—so the eye “clicks” into phase with a larger order. In darkness, UV fluorescence and phosphorescent pathways animate the form like a turning mechanism; the sculpture behaves as a compass for the heart-mind, orienting the traveler at the threshold between seen and unseen.
Hand-built as a wooden relief “sculpture-painting,” ASTAWHEEL uses layered vectors, carved ridges, and spectral pigments to bend light across its surface, producing the felt sensation of rotation and draw—the quiet pull of a gate beginning to open. It is a device for coherence and navigation: a wheel of light you don’t turn with the hand, but with attention, aligning inner rhythm to the equal measures of day and night, spirit and matter, stillness and motion.
Crafted out of the scraps and offcuts of previous laser-cut works. Rather than discarding these fragments, I carefully collect, organize, and reassemble them into new geometric constellations, giving each remnant a renewed existence.
Hand-painted with fluorescent acrylics and phosphorus, this work comes alive under UV light and emits a radiant afterglow in darkness. The sculpture’s layered construction evokes a sense of cosmic architecture—both protective and radiant in presence.
Medium: Wood (4 levels), fluorescent acrylic, phosphorus, varnish
Dimensions: 14 x 14 x 3 inches.
Light Interaction: 3D UV Glow-in-the-Dark — glows under blacklight and in the dark after light exposure
Mounting: Wall-mounted, ready to hang
Edition: Unique, one-of-a-kind original. This work will never be replicated or reproduced.
Each piece is signed and dated by the artist on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
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