Five people in the Boston area interested in making kinetic
mobiles inspired me to start this blog. We had all taken one or more classes with
Vladimir Barsukov, a talented mobile artist and generous teacher. After
Vladimir’s untimely death last year, we wanted to create an opportunity to
continue our interest in making mobiles and to share resources and ideas. Over
the summer we have met four times, and created a number of mobiles. We plan to
continue meeting in the fall.
Why I Make Mobiles – Carolyn Kingston
A mobile makes the movement of air visible. A well crafted
mobile dances with the slightest stirring of air, whether initiated by the heat
rising from the radiator, an open window, or someone passing by. To watch a
mobile is a centering and meditative experience. I can spend many minutes
watching the gentle turns of a mobile and find I am refreshed in the same way
as watching the sweep of wind through the tops of trees.
My first experience making a mobile was in an art class in
high school. I remember how surprised I was that it actually balanced! After fifty
years as a singer and voice teacher, I continue to be intrigued by mobiles,
especially those of Alexander Calder.
To make a mobile gives me creative satisfaction and total
absorption in the process. Mobiles are all about balance and movement – two qualities
I strive for in life.
