“The Light and The Life” serves as a poignant reminder that the light of the world is, quite literally, the life of the world. The piece is powered by two motors and is engineered to continuously drop wooden marbles down intricately carved trails from the sun to the tree.

This sculpture preserves the three-dimensional intrigue and engineering interest of a free-standing sculpture while also incorporating the easier maintenance and display features of flat wall art.

The sculpture is made entirely from birch. The 256 1/2 inch marbles are solid birch and the rest of the sculpture is Baltic birch plywood. It is fronted with 1/8 inch acrylic.

“The Light and the Life” is 35 inches wide,  58.5 inches tall, and 5 inches thick.