When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson's machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions turning. Subscribe to ...
WILSON, N.C. – The eccentric vision of a self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs is getting an overhaul that's as much about engineering as it is about art.
Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled. The whirligigs were made from recycled heating and air ...
GIG, BUT THE SENIOR ART HANDLERS SAY IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND. IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF COLORFUL PIECES OF METAL, STREET SIGNS, NO TO CANISTERS AND ALL KINDS OF COMMON OBJECTS TO CREATE THIS 55 FOOT TALL ...
This article was written for our sponsor, the City of Wilson. Since its inception, Wilson's Whirligig Festival has been a big attraction for the eastern North Carolina city, attracting around 20,000 ...
LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson’s machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions ...
RALEIGH, N.C. Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled. The whirligigs were made from recycled ...
Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled. The whirligigs were made from recycled heating and air ...