The rabbit is significant in that the handle on the original South Pointing Chariot was carved in the form of a rabbit. Because the handle extended out front it meant that wherever the rabbit went the chariot had to follow.
The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery.
It inspired all sorts of whims and fancies that I ultimately wove into a fairy tale complete with muse, the earth, the moon, some famous inventors, a dog and a rabbit.
You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.
I'm not sure why there's that much. It could be because we sped up the process. We had several that were fairly large payments, so we collected quite a bit of money.