Maker Faire Rocklin 2024
Timothy McHargue, Wig Bubbles
Home: California, United States
Tim McHargue is a Light Artist and Sculptor working under the name of Wig Bubbles. Tim creates Bamboo Totems, light art and water tube sculptures run by Arduinos. He grows and harvests the giant bamboo himself, bringing it down by hand. His work has been featured in art galleries, on-line displays and in installations accompanied by his own music.
https://www.timothymchargue.com/
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Timothy McHargue
Timothy McHargue has been working with light art, video and installations for 10 years. He has exhibited his artwork in galleries and cafes in Sacramento and was chosen for a public art project in Manhattan Beach, the city of his birth by the ocean, in 2016. He has also published extensively as a creative writer and freelance journalist with columns, feature stories and investigative pieces on art, entertainment, and social issues. He has also published three collections of prose poetry: Typography of the Flesh: Thirty Prose Poems; Bali Rain Psalm; and Wig Bubbles and his short stories and poetry has appeared in many literary journals. He plays guitar and composes songs, and recently produced a CD of original music called "Into the Real." Timothy has been exploring the intersection of writing, art and music and has engaged in performance art using multimedia at various venues. Timothy's professional experience includes working as a school psychologist and counselor, and most
https://www.timothymchargue.com/What Inspired You to Make This?
Long story. Growing bamboo started me on this journey.
