Cryptic Animi is a series of five kinetic sculptures that slowly open and close once a minute. The idea for this sculpture began with a personal narrative about inspiration and creative energy, and was influenced by dreams and images that represent the concepts in my mind. Cryptic Animi means mysterious spirits, or mysterious energy and relates to the cycles of creative energy that I sometimes experience as an artist. Layered shells surround inner forms that are taken from dreams and memories. The piece as a whole is in constant flux, the form is always changing. Some parts are revealed while others become hidden. Cryptic Animi was purchased in 2003 by Beth Deutch and Larry Rubin of HerSpace Breast Imaging in West Long Branch, New Jersey.