Art mobiles hanging

Mobiles have crept back into the latest crop of design products and trends. Read on to see our edit of the coolest hanging mobiles out right now.

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

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…

There's something extra special about this wind chime - It's going to look amazing hanging on your fence! I decided on these beautiful wind chimes, made from unique personalized ornaments that each of the kids painted.

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.

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

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.

Repeated moon shapes appear between elegant longer rounded forms, giving this piece a rhythm and uplifting feeling. The material is hammer sculpted aluminum. The hammer marks give this piece a rich texture. The natural silver color will fit into any color environment. It is also wonderful outside, reflecting the natural surroundings. And one doesn't need to worry about scratching any paint in the wind. I also created this piece out of painted aluminum that is red on one side, white on the…