From aviation to creation: Las Vegas artist John Stoelting tinkers with ‘experimental archeology’

From making things fly to making tools of earlier civilizations, John Stoelting is a Las Vegas artist and educator fueled by curiosity. As a kid, he took things apart to see how they work. As an adult, he puts things together — combining art, history, science and mechanics — to explore the “how” and “why” behind life’s everyday mysteries.