Greetings! I live with my wife Rebekah in rural Maine where I work out of my solar heated barn workshop. I started this web site in 1997 and add to it when I have new things to share.  I update the site frequently with blogs, information and images, so there's often something new to see. In recent years I have come to define myself as a "creator".  This concept encompasses the many media and technologies with which I work, all require the idea of creating or designing something new.  This is what gets me up every morning and keeps me going every day.  Creating. My web site is designed to showcase all of my products and services and makes me look really busy, actually I'm pretty laid back.

	Click here: to receive alerts when I update my site Last updated: Saturday June 27, 2009 6/26/09 Solar blog - installing interior 240V load panel 6/25/09 Solar blog - re-roofing the building 6/18/09 Installing a solar power system!  My blog documents the ongoing progress. Today I picked up 11 solar panels and the rack mount rails 5/10/09 Re-designed home page - and continuing tweaks 3/17/09 Updated Sustainable Living page - new light switch and other details 2/9/09 Added cool new user map at the bottom of this page, click it for more detail

	BUILDING PROTOTYPES Since the mid 1980's I have worked with inventors and small companies to build custom electronic prototypes of all kinds. Here you will find my background, examples, and a detailed example of my design process. ENGINEERING FOR ARTISTS I work with artists to design electronic controls for their light, kinetic, video, audio and multi-media work.  Here you will find an extensive gallery documenting many projects large and small.

	My wife and I are committed to living sustainably, here are blogs and information about all the things we do to live lightly on the planet. LIVING SUSTAINABLY On this page I list all the things that we do to live sustainably from owning 2 hybrid vehicles to simple no-cost things like composting and turning down the water heater. By modeling the world we want to see maybe others will join us in living lightly on the planet without compromising a comfortable lifestyle. SOLAR POWER SYSTEM Blog that documents the process of financing and installing a 3.6kW solar power system consisting of 21 175 Watt solar panels. SOLAR HEATING FOR MY WORKSHOP In 2001 I designed and built a solar heating system for the radiant floor in my workshop. This blog documents the initial construction and the continuing improvements and lessons learned. SOLAR DOMESTIC WATER In July 2006 I installed a solar domestic water heating system with the help of my friends.  This blog documents the installation of a solar system that was purchased as a complete off-the-shelf kit, although I made a fed modifications. SOLAR LAWN MOWER In July 2005 I converted a gas lawn mower by replacing the engine with a 12 Volt electric motor run from a battery that charges from solar electric panels on my shed roof. In my blog I have detailed every step of the process so that others can build their own. THERMAL WINDOWS In 2008 I came up with a design for an interior thermal storm window that can be made easily and inexpensively.  If placed in all the windows of a home these simple frames of double pane shrink film can save hundreds of dollars in heating bills in colder climates. Complete instructions with detailed pictures show you how to build these simple energy savers.

	FURNITURE My furnishings are all based on a theme of thin vertical staves as a primary visual/structural element.  I work primarily in native woods; maple, cherry, walnut and some exotics. I have exhibited in craft shows and galleries across the country since 1997.  Here you will find a catalog of my designs, information about how I work and where to find my work. CANOE In July 2007 I decided that I needed a small, light canoe that I could use to paddle around Maine's waterways. This detailed blog shows the construction of my 14 foot stitched lapstrake canoe, made from plans in a book.  Made from 4mm marine plywood it weighs less than 47lbs.

	SOLAR DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER Designed to control solar powered pumps in closed loop solar heating systems, this simple and affordable ($85.00) controller will improve performance by preventing a solar powered pump from running if the collectors become cooler than the storage tank. MAGNETIC LEVITATION KIT This simple electronic kit uses magnetic levitation to suspend small objects up to about 1/2 ounce (15 Grams) or so in mid air.  This is an ideal Science Project for ages 12 and up! Defy gravity!  Enhance levity! Assembled and tested versions as well as parts kits with detailed instructions from $38.00

	MY ELECTRONIC ARTWORKS I began making electronic artworks in the mid 1980's.  My work has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the country and is in several private collections. My early work focused on a series of "Digital Numeric Relevators" that satirized our implicit trust in electronically represented numbers.  My current work (left) focuses on kinetic color fields that mutate randomly, creating hypnotic effects.

	In the media IN THE MEDIA Over the years I have appeared in the media in a variety of ways, and also have authored numerous articles on art, technology and solar issues. WEB CAMS I have 2 web cameras that both update hourly images of my workshop as seen from the dining room window of our house, and inside my workshop.  You may catch a glimpse of me at work - or mowing the lawn with my solar powered mower! LINKS LINKS A variety of links representing my diverse interests BIO A brief pictorial history of my life. At left I am posing with the Enterprise while shooting visual effects for Star Trek the Motion Picture in 1979. MY WIFE: Rebekah Younger Rebekah makes a line of hand made knitwear under her Younger Knits label (left).  She recently completed her MFA in interdisciplinary arts including photography, video and installation.  Her work can be seen on her web site and blog.

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Yoda