Mobiles by Julie Frith
Modern Art For Home Office & Garden
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INFORMATION
MOBILE CONSTRUCTION
Stainless Steel:
  for the arms.
Colored Plastic
(for most): for bases and petals
Available Materials: plastic, plywood, brushed metal, aluminum, copper and brass, eva foam,
driftwood, ceramics, shells, rocks, toys, anything really.


My designs are original like no other, each made one at a time just for you.  All pieces are hand signed by me and year made, name stamped into plastic (rollover right photo for close up view). Please note that all of my mobiles and stabiles are handmade of eco-friendly colored plastics for the petals and stabile bases (plastic manufactured in Germany) and beautiful shiny stainless steel (USA).


Every mobile is made by hand one at a time, and not mass produced or computer laser cut. Each petal piece is chosen by hand, cut, hand sanded and beveled (edges of the plastic) and then buffed to a shine (my husband Brian "the master polisher" helps with this part). Polishing the edges takes time and with skilled expertise, resulting in fine artisian quality craftmanship, made by hand, one at a time, and never mass produced. I hand drill holes, hand form all stainless steel rods, cutting and balancing all by hand,matching exact measurements to one of my designed artworks.


My plastic and stainless steel combination is perfect indoors or out - they are rust free and weather durable. Note: the color red is the only plastic color that is sensitive to full direct sunlight ...it will fade slightly in 3 years to a grey. I can also spraypaint the plastic or metal petals to any color. You can send me colors you like in an email, and I can try to match them.
I offer many custom colors for you to choose from. Note every computer sees colors slightly different.

How To Hang Your Mobile:

Measure twice, hang once! Included with every hanging mobile purchase, there is high quality (won't stretch or break) fishing line, one "eye" ceiling hook, and 2 "S" hooks. You'll want to position the mobile in its best view. After it is hung, let it settle, change the mobile view by turning the eye hook slightly on the ceiling. Once positioned, it will move with the wind/air but always return to its original shape.
Also included with every purchase is a Julie Frith Mobile Catalog.

To clean: Use Lysol Cleaner (non bleach) and a soft cotton cloth,
or a used static cling sheet... believe it or not... works wonders and also keeps it static free.

Measure Twice

Hang Once!

Is your mobile for a Nursery?



Ceilings too High?


Do you need your mobile hung from the wall?

Get a 5", 9", 12" or 15" "Wall Hanger" for your mobile.


More Info / To Buy

 


Where in the room do you want to hang it?
Above a stairwell? In a bathroom, kidsroom, livingroom, front entrance?
How about Outside?



Colors and Materials


Word Definitions from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Mobile
moábile Pronunciation: 'mO-"bEl
Function: noun : a construction or sculpture frequently of wire and sheet metal shapes with parts that can be set in motion by air currents;
also: a similar structure (as of paper or plastic) suspended so that it moves in a current of air.

Stabile

staábile Pronunciation: 'sta -"bEl
Function: noun Etymology: probably from French,
from Latin stabilis, adjective : an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary


Where did the word "mobile" art come from?

Russian Constructivist Alexander Rodchenko appropriated the idea of the hanging mobile.
From this idea, many modern artists developed the mobile as a three-dimensional kinetic art form .
In 1932 Marcel Duchamp gave the name "mobiles" to modern art 's new art forms.
Sculptural sitting constructions called "stabiles" some kinetic, some not,
had added kinetic motion but having a base that holds up the mobile instead of
hanging down from the ceiling, this term was titled by Jean Arp.





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