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Globe Theater is a ball machine that celebrates the animals that populate the Pacific Northwest. It contains four separate tracks including devices such as a Clumper, Loop-Popper-Catch, Wok, Bounce & Catch, and Helices. The machine incorporates musical elements like a xylophone bar, hammer bell, and stair of chimes.

There are three animal pendulums featuring a hand-painted dog, trout, and bear. Built into the track is a “river” meander embodying Portland’s numerous waterways, and three colorful frogs that playfully represent the wildlife found there. The machine also includes a 3D Nodding Bear that catches a ball in his mouth and drops it on the track below.


This ball machine was designed by George Rhoads in collaboration with Rock Stream Studios.
 

Date:

2010

Location:

Shriner's Hospital for Children, Portland, OR

Dimensions:

5' x 5' x 2'

Artist:

George Rhoads

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Globe Theater

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Our Creative Machines shop is located on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation. We are nestled in the heart of Tucson, Arizona, a vibrant, culture-rich city, both presently and historically. This land was home to some of the earliest people in North America, the Hohokam, and we honor and respectfully acknowledge the indigenous nations that have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the Tohono O’odham and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

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