The labor-intensive process of creating each piece begins with a digital model that is then translated into the physical world. Each individual component is fitted together bit by bit with exacting precision. And, in spite of their scale and the intricacy of each design, Howe completes the majority of his sculptures without any outside assistance. Kinetic sculpture resides at the intersection of artistic inspiration and mechanical complexity,” comments the artist. “The making of one of my pieces relies on creative expression, metal fabrication, and a slow design process in equal parts. It aims to alter one’s experience of time and space when witnessed. It also needs to weather winds of 90 mph and still move in a one mile per hour breeze and do so for hundreds of years.”