WILSON, N.C. (AP) – 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 ...

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.

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.

Wilson is known for the whirligigs, large kinetic sculptures made by Vollis Simpson. They spin all year long, like a windmill, but it's not as effortless as it might seem. Dedicated conservationists ...

In its latest show, Elephant Gallery brings to light the extraordinary work of Don Shull, an 82-year-old Illinois folk artist who has never exhibited before. “Don Shull: Whirligigs and Carvings,” ...

REGENT - These tourists, they look different than the guy in greasy jeans jumping out of his pickup to buy baler parts at the co-op store. They wear knee-length shorts and sunglasses, and silver ...

Everyone knows that if you spin the shaft of a DC motor, it will generate power. [Vapsvus] has found a novel way to do this with no direct mechanical connection to the shaft. He simply taped a loop of ...

When Vollis Simpson created his first kinetic motion machine as a pilot during World War II, he likely never envisioned one day his whirligig sculptures would be such a central part of North Carolina ...