Whirlygig

This immense Whirlygig sits in the sculpture park at the NC Museum of Art.  It is a creation of Vollis Simpson, (see here)   At age 60 Mr Simpson started creating these sculptures and erecting them on his farm outside of Wilson, NC.  The city of Wilson now has a whirlygig park and a festival every year.

 

Wind machine

Peeking over a fence I found this really cool wind machine on the patio.  Each circle turns separately in the breeze, in the opposite direction.  I finally caught it with the circles lined up.

Weather vane

This weather vane sits on top of the round building housing the Pullen Park Carousel.  It's so beautiful, but my guess is most people don't notice it.  

Another Vollis Simpson Whirligig

This immense whirligig sits in the NC Museum of Art sculpture park.  Vollis Simpson, a North Carolina farmer, built these creations and put them up at his farm.  He became famous and was declaired to be a visionary artist of the junkyard by the New York Times at his death in 2013. 

Whirligig

This whirligig by Vollis Simpson sits above 120 E Martin street, an outdoor seating area for a downtown restaurant.   Vollis Simpson was a North Carolina farmer and folk artist who created large whirligigs on his land in Wilson NC.  When he passed away the New York Times called him: "a visionary artist of the junkyard..."    Here's more on his life: http://www.wilsonwhirligigpark.org/the-artist/ They now have a museum to preserve his sculptures in his hometown of Wilson, NC.