Diy hanging mobile

Explaining the basics about balance when building an art mobile / hanging kinetic sculpture - With illustrations / images - Contact me if you need more help

Paper Rainbow Mobile DIY

Here’s a great idea for a DIY art project you can make, inspired by the art of Mark Hearld. Hearld is a British artist whose gorgeous prints, illustrations, and ceramics depict British fauna and flora dancing with color and movement. His installation at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a huge flock of painted wood birds suspended over visitors— something I dreamed of hanging in my house. Alas, I’ll have to (happily) make do with this DIY bird mobile I concocted instead.

This is a short tutorial on how to make your own homemade mobile from an embroidery hoop, which you can just get from your regular craft store or online. I actually prefer a hoop mobile to a cross mobile, mostly because you can choose to hang more items on it. You can basically choose how many strin

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An artist shows us how to make a mobile in 5 steps inspired by the famous sculptor, Alexander Calder.

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How to make a DIY Calder Mobile sculpture for under $10. A mid-century modern home decor project you can create, inspired by Alexander Calder.

How to Create a Calder'esque Mobile: The sculptor Alexander Calder said "To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry." Here are some instructions to make your own small version of this spatial poetry. Be…