How to Balance a Calder Style Cascading Mobile Sculpture

[@marie-louisesrensen2331]

Beautiful - and the background music made this video almost therapeutic.

[@jas8815]

Thank you for this great tutorial. This is one of those things that looks impossibly complicated until someone shows you how. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

[@upsidedownshell]

I have a neat idea but my husband didn’t understand about this so now he can help me. Thank you

[@OldSkoolF]

His work is just so relaxing... Just a gentle breeze is enough to start them moving.. I am lucky enough to have found an 8 inch desk AC in the early 90's here in Buffalo NY... One of my favorite finds..

[@dawnbowie352]

Superb demo and instructions. Will be trying my hand at this. Thank you! Also, the exhibition at the Smithsonian of Calder's art is much more dramatic now that I've seen your video.

[@artedguru]

I really appreciate your comment! Thanks!

[@dawnbowie352]

@@artedguru Understanding and appreciation come only when education is freely available to all seekers. Teachers expand the minds and souls of each generation to come, and in this case, I proudly claim the benefit of that joy. Bless you, sir - art and physics came together in your video. Thus two of my passions have been fueled today by a fine teacher! Please keep providing quality content.

[@donnadenevan-lynch4022]

What a great find. You really clarified some topics for me, in such a beautifully clear and calm way. This has opened up so many projects for me. Off to the work table! Are the objects/ forms also getting incrementally larger as they ascend. Is there a ratio to keep in mind?

[@artedguru]

I'd experiment with ratio. Big to small or heavy to light works well.

[@1955noname]

Thank you so much. I am an artist that sculpts very small clay figures and objects that I wanted to make into a mobile. I never could figure out the balancing, until I watched your video. It was extremely helpful, and very well presented. Thank you again, and keep posting.

[@leonardodalongisland]

Thanks! Simplified something I thought was going to be very involved.

[@artedguru]

Glad it was helpful!

[@debbiesteffen448]

Thank you and the simple whatever is down that’s the direction to move the knot 👍🏼 🎉

[@suzbone]

Great video, and nice to hear Chris Zabriskie's "Candlepower" for the music.

[@artedguru]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brendaharrower]

Hello, I love how simply you explained how to construct your mobile. I was wondering if you might be willing to share the patterns that you used for your mobile?

[@artedguru]

They are based on shapes I speak about in my book, "The Emotional Color Wheel."

[@jazzeeva]

i really liked the video it also had lovely music

[@arizinhakhh8451]

The best and easy tutorial. Thank u so much! 🇧🇷

[@artedguru]

Glad you liked it!

[@joyfullife4485]

Thank you - using this for my middle school art project!

[@artedguru]

Wonderful! I hope it goes well. I have more resources at www.firehousepublications.com if you need any. Free stuff on my blog, www.artedguru.com.

[@WhereIsMyLipstick]

Really instructive video! I will give it a try

[@chopraprityanka7676]

This is amazing. Thanks for your video.

[@artedguru]

You're very welcome!

[@julissimo1]

Awesome! thank you so much for sharing your expertise in creating this beautiful art form.

[@abdelazizhamdy1598]

great video !

[@artedguru]

Thanks for the visit

[@ralucacopil5395]

Thank you for such an easy to understand and to follow video. I cannot wait to do this project with my daughter.:)

[@jwsmith53]

Excellent. I tend to overthink a project and make a big production out of something simple. I can get everything I need at Dollar Tree or the 99 Cents store.

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

Hello there 😊 Amazing and very interesting project Super like 👌👌👌 Well explained Thanks for sharing Do keep posting new ideas 💡💡💡 Warm regards and best wishes The UnknownManCub 👍🧑‍🏭😎

[@TerryTerryTerry]

Excellent - thank you.

[@artedguru]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jenilin42]

Amazing thank you sooooo much for the tutorial!!!

[@ericnewsom]

Quite useful, thank you!

[@artedguru]

You are very welcome!

[@fizzy_1fn870]

How could I create those pendants

[@rachaelmillkey8142]

awesome. thank you so much!

[@mariajosefatimasilveira7373]

Tem como traduzir para o português?

[@1995Benzo]

Thanks 🙏

[@qwerty3528]

Can you help me with the sizes of the sticks?

[@artedguru]

I buy sticks that are 32 inches long. So the longest stick is 32 inches, each one after that is about 2 or 3 inches shorter than the last... so 32, 29, 27, 24, etc. However, you can do the same technique with huge sticks or tiny ones. The technique always works.

[@marcelplomp]

I just learnd today what mobile is at school👍

[@veronkasago]

😊👌

[@Wandering_Alabama1819]

Ty

[@nickinewton4093]

Hello Eric! My question is how long are each of sticks? It looks like 3 are the same size and 3 are different.

[@artedguru]

They are all about 2 inches larger than their neighbors. I start with a stick about 6 inches and each one is a couple inches longer than the next.

[@nickinewton4093]

@@artedguru Thanks Eric!

[@sisteradmn]

This is fab!!! Thx

[@visamishra4009]

Nice information

[@laurenmyers2705]

What material did you use for your forms?

[@artedguru]

Lauren Herring these are foamcore.

[@artedguru]

Foamcore, but I have used many different materials in the past. The key though is to use light materials.

[@qwerty3528]

Measurements of the sticks?

[@artedguru]

They are 3 ft sticks I got from Nasco. About 1 yard or 1 meter long.

[@donnaer]

The student can glue the knot at the end to make sure it holds. Thanks!

[@RICK-APEX]

Hi! how do you put your shapes on your sticks I am having a very hard time trying to figure that out

[@RICK-APEX]

I'm using paper to do this since I don;t have other materials

[@artedguru]

I used foam core and glue. You could also use cardboard too. Elmers glue will work for cardboard. Hot glue works too if you have it.

[@RICK-APEX]

E Gibbons ok thank you this video really helped me with my project