Stable Stabile Sits On The Table










Stable stabile sits on the table,
turning it's petals all day.
Quietly it rests, at peace with the world,
until someone walks by it's way.

The petals go round and round,
as huff and a puff blows them turning again.
Finally the stabile sits, heavy holds the bass,
solid and firm the petals soon come to place.

Am I a mobile, am I a stabile?
The wonder of it's being or not.
The stable little stabile sits quietly
on the table pondering all it's thought.

- poem by Julie Frith
©2011


Here are a few one of a kind stabiles I have made, some are sold, some not yet. I really feel modern art as a stabile stands alone, strong with 3 diminutional power. HA! No..... really I just like them.

They may be small in size, but I imagine them large like Calder's big stabiles in Europe.

If you'd like to buy any... let me know. Here is my website: www.frithmobiles.com

Raise the Ceiling! Hang a Mobile!

You know with all this talk about raising the (debt) ceiling, why not! While we are at it, with this new venture (paying bills) ... let's consider the possibilities of what we would do with this new available space (NASA). I suggest... hang a mobile. Lot's of hot air (government talk) makes good movement (peace talks) of air currents (clean air act), which would turn the mobile naturally (gullible warming).

Here are a few photos of inspiration.






To see more "High Flying Art" for empty ceilings.... come to www.frithmobiles.com!



Happy Birthday July 22 to Alexander Calder!

Google doodle goes mobile for Alexander Calder's 113th birthday.


A piece of kinetic art took the place of the usual Google logo to celebrate the 113th birthday of American artist and sculptor Alexander Calder.

Friday's Google doodle shows a mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture that was invented by Alexander Calder. Mobiles take advantage of the principle of equilibrium and have objects hanging from rods. Kinetic art uses motion for an artistic effect.

Mobiles are usually brightly coloured free-moving creations in abstract shapes made from sheet metal.



The mobile Google doodle sways on its own and can also be controlled by mouse gestures.

Calder was born on July 22, 1898 in Lawnton, US to a family of artists. While his father and grandfather were both sculptors, his mother was a painter.

He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1919. He then took art lessons. After a brief career in commercial art, Calder moved to Paris and put up an exhibition of a miniature circus with toy-like animals made of wood and wire. In Paris he formed associations with renowned artists and their influence helped him shape his art.

Calder was also a jewellery designer, an interest that developed when he was fashioning a wedding ring for his marriage with Louisa Cushing James. Besides his sculptures, Calder also illustrated a number of books. Besides mobiles, he also earned a name with stabiles, a type of stationary abstract sculptures.

With the years Calder also scaled up the size of his mobile and stabile installations. Calder died at the age of 78 on November 11, 1976. Two months after his death, Calder was honoured with United States' highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


Interactive and animated Google doodles have now become a regular feature on the Google home page. The last such doodle was during the total lunar eclipse of June 15-16 when Google put up its first live doodle that refreshed itself every two minutes to reflect the stage of the moon.

For a dozen years, Google has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a doodle, a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.

For a look at contemporary mobile designs .... come see modern mobile artist Julie Frith: www.frithmobiles.com

Article from LA TIMES Blogs: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/07/alexander-calders-mobiles-reimagined-in-todays-google-doodle.html

Share this gif animation I made of the Google Calder doodle!!
http://www.frithmobiles.com/gifs/calder_google.gif

Stabile Art for Conversation


A stabile is a form of art that has kinetic features like a mobile but is stationary for the base. The driftwood sculpture above is still called a stabile, but does not move, but can be repositions in different balance points.









This is a new design for me called "Wise Guy" I really like this one, he is fun just to look at! 20" wide by 11" high perfect for a bookshelf or coffee table art piece.




I have many different kinds of stabiles for sale. All are custom colored to your liking. Some come in any size, and if you want smaller or even bigger... just ask, I probably can do it. To see more go to my website: www.frithmobiles.com



Uplift your Spirits

Mobiles add a truly uplifting spirit to a room.




This is a one of a kind mobile by me, Julie Frith... it was made with fun in mind! I really like colors, and the circular shapes are really relaxing and calming... (to me). This mobile has that kind of retro feeling, of dots and many dots, like Jean Miro puts in his paintings. A flow of color with 3D fullness. This fits perfectly in a open skylight with the sun coming down making the shapes turn around. For more mobiles go to: http://www.frithmobiles.com or email me at frithmobiles@gmail.com


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