Mobiles in Motion

Circus or Surfside?

Whimsical figures glide and plunge, often nearly making contact with each other. They are hand-painted on heavy watercolor paper, suspended on wire that coils, twists and turns. Are they trapeze artists or swimmers? Owners disagree, confirming that it seems to be in the eyes of the beholder.

As in this photo, it may seem that a blade will collide with its base or with another blade. It does not!

The blades of the mobiles are made of sturdy materials.

The papers and fabrics are impregnated with acrylic mediums, making them as strong as plastics. The papers include heavy weight watercolor papers, rice papers, origami papers and colored tissue papers. Specialty foils are laminated on paper or fabric. Copper and aluminum blades are polished sheet metal.

Note: New videos are currently being added.

Colors may differ due to monitors. Desktop displays tend to be more accurate than tablets or phones.. Camera angles sometimes make it appear as if arms are about to collide or hit their base. They don’t! Contact me for any further information.

You will find mobiles inspired by nature, geometry and art; ones that move softly with grace and others that are more whimsical and fluttery. Some have recognizable shapes, others freeform. All can be mesmerizing!

Note: Click to see more accurate color – and to see mobiles in motion. Each video is about 20 seconds. The captions list a reference letter/number, Height and Width in inches and the blade material.

WS22 12 x 10 Copper
ROW 29

WS23 18×9 Paper
Not available

SB6 11×8. Paper

WR 29 7 x 6 Paper
ROW 28

WR31 10 x 7 Aluminum

WS28 15 x 12 Aluminum

WR27 7 x 6 Paper Paper
ROW 27

WR5 5.5 x 4 Paper

Wr19 9x 7 Paper

WS21 18 x 20 Paper
ROW 26

WS22 13 x 11 Paper

WR25 8 x 6 Paper
Not available

CH1 18 x 20 Paper
ROW 25

WS18 12 x 9 Paper

WS19 17 x 9 Copper

WR26 12 x 8 Aluminum
ROW 24

WS20 17 x 11 Paper

FP4 13 x 7 Paper

WR25 7H x 6.5W paper
Not available
ROW 23

WR26 7H x 6.5W paper

WS16 13H x 8W copper

CH8 14H x 10W copper
ROW 22

WR23 8.5H x 8.5W paper
not available

WR24 5.5H x 5W
copper cloth, foil

WS9 18Hx9W paper, foil
ROW 21

WR20 8H x 5.5H W foils, copper cloth

WR1 8H x 8W paper

WR10 5H x 6W copper fabric not available
ROW 20

Mini metallic mobiles are inspired by Calder, who not only created huge steel mobiles, but also made tiny mobiles for his children.

Matisse and Miró also proved inspirational, and I continue to explore these threads. (below)

WR9 5H x 6W aluminum
not available

WR21 7H x 6W paper
ROW 19

WR22 8H x 9W foil
not available

WR1 8H x 8W foil
not available

WR8 5H x 5W paper
ROW 18

WR6 8H x 9W paper
not available

CH8 13H x 8W copper

WR7 6H x7W foil
ROW 17

WR3 9H x 8W aluminum
not available

WR5 8H x 7W foil
not available

SB11 16H x 12W paper
ROW 16 not available

WS5 14 x 8 copper
not available

WS3 13H x 11W paper

Beach treasures

Sea shells and seaglass are the stuff of shared memories in this custom made piece. The technique of wire-wrapping and the bright copper give the piece a feeling of jewelry. A nautilus shell too large for the mobile rests on a wood base.

WR3 9H x6W foil fabric
ROW 15 not available

WS13 8H x 7W
paper map

WS14 8Hx7W paper map
not available

CH5 14H x 22W
aluminum
ROW 14

CH2 15H x24W. foil
not available

CH7 16H x 9W copper

WS4 11H x 10W paper
ROW 13

BS8 7H x10W paper

CH7 18H x 23W paper

SB2 12H x 10W paper
ROW 12 not available

CH4 21H x12W foil

BS5 12H x 15W paper
not available

BS2 12H x 7W paper
ROW 11

SB3 10Hx7W WC paper

WR2 6H x 5W paper
not available

BS14 8H x 7W paper
ROW 10 not available

SB11 10H x 11W paper

FP5 8H x 6W paper
not available

SB14 13H x 10W foil
ROW 9

FP3 8H x 5W paper

SB7 12H x 10W wc
not available

Collections on Display

A collection of a client’s guitar pics collection is displayed on bright, jazzy copper wire arms. I enjoyed creating those tiny musical notes to connect the mobile to its stand.

I’d love to create a mobile with your collection of pics – or another challenging collection!