Mobiles art sculpture

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…

These mobiles are made using stainless steel wire and cable, hand blown glass and glass sourced from all over the world and various gemstones and crystals. Much of the glass is hand painted and when touched or placed in a breeze, all of these mobiles move and then return to their original position.

I love Alexander Calder! I teach a Calder wire project each year, but I have never successfully made a Calder-inspired mobile. Until now! I recently received this 1975 edition of Making Things: Book 2. The Handbook of Creative Discovery by Ann Wiseman. Inside this gloriously illustrated book I found these instructions for making Calder mobiles: I decided to test it out with items I had on hand in the art room. Materials for first mobile: 18-inch pre-cut Stem Wire (AKA floral wire) 20 gauge…

Making Basic Mobiles with wooden sticks : Craft Project for kids, children, and teens

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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.

Limited edition in Hammered Copper I will make only 10 pieces of that size and style. Each piece is numbered and signed. Watch it move in the video on the video page. Each element is hammered into it's own sculptural shape and connected in this beautiful flowing and moving piece, carefully balancing each element. It will enhance your wind protected outdoor space or covered porch and moves gracefully in light wind. Although I would advise to take it inside if you expect heavy wind. It will…

Information on the kinds of wire to use to make hanging mobile art and where you can get it

All mobiles. To See The Light hanging kinetic mobile.

Catherine Bernard

Calder-style Modern Art Mobile: Alexander Calder is one of my favourite artists and arguably the king of hanging sculptures, or modern mobiles as they are often referred to (although, he has worked in many more mediums). I love the playfulness of his work and photos of Calder alwa…