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

A bronze piece by Brazilian artist Albano Afonso uses multiple sets of dangling hands that mimic shadow puppetry. Titled “Os Pássaros e o Lobo,” or “The Birds and the Wolf,” the sculpture is illuminated by a light projector, casting dark silhouettes on the wall behind it that resembles a mobile of active animals. In aContinue reading "Dangling Bronze Hands, Albano Afonso’s Mobile Casts Playful Animal Silhouettes"

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

It's been so long since my last post but I have the best excuse of all time. Life as I knew it has changed completely since the arrival of my little baby. My days are now filled with love and laughter, dedicated entirely to taking care of this little magic creature! Nonetheless, I have found the time to take some pictures of one of the things that I made for the nursery room. It is a colorful mobile with flying objects made out of paper-mache. Actually, I had posted some work-in-progress…