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


Modern Art Baby Mobiles



Modern art for babies? What kind of baby would be interested in modern art, they are way too young. Mobiles you say? Oh, then that's something babies love! There are so many mobiles, musical, moving, wiggling, fuzzy, cute... but modern art? That's a whole noth'a level!! Alexander Calder in the 50's designed some pretty unique mobiles, then others took off the ideas of this new style medium of creating. I, Julie Frith was one of them!! Seeing Calder mobiles in art museums always fascinated me, I would look and blow at them (the guards say not to blow). And watch them slowly move, petal by petal, turning so gently. They made me smile.
Mobius mobile in a nursery.
This is the reason why babies like them too, they move so slowly, and it is not crazy fast, but they do change with just the slightest of air movement. Children also get attached to their belongings as a youngster... and even to their baby mobile! They will not want to get rid of their mobile. So why not a modern art mobile! As the kid grows up... he/she will love the mobile and be reminded of the early beginnings of life and how it made them smile. Modern art mobiles for babies and their lives. For more on Julie Frith... see: http://www.frithmobiles.com and I would love to make a mobile just for your new baby.

Piccomo mobile below was named one of the best new baby mobiles 2008-9. Reviewed by Parents, Cookie, and in Dwell.
Baby mobiles are a dime a dozen, but some end up costing quite a penny. Don't bother buying something cheap, it will just be tossed in the recycling or garbage. A well made mobile should last almost forever. There is no reason it shouldn't, unless it is out of style, outgrown, or fallen apart. My art mobiles last forever, will always be in style, and I even have them hanging outside, very durable, but pricey some say. But I feel something well made is worth every penny. You and your baby will be smiling.


A New High School and a new Art MOBILE!!


Jones High school was burned down. And a new better school was built.

For nearly the last three years, the entire town wanted to know what the brand new, 83,000 square foot facility would look like.

The original high school was destroyed after power lines fell on the building and started a fire in the 2007 ice storm.

Watch this video of the local news


The Multius Hanging Art Mobile


This beautiful mobile is called "Multius" by Julie Frith. It comes in various sizes, from small to XX large. The Multius has been chosen by a variety of buyers; parents picking this mobile design for their new baby's nursery, architects filling a large open space, interior designers matching shapes and colors to their clients' homes, gardeners choosing an 8' Multius mobile for their outdoor courtyard.


All around the world this design is hanging, moving in the breeze dazzling people's eyes. Organic shapes, all interconnected moving one petal, which then moves the next and that moves another.


As an art form, kinetic hanging mobiles have been around for 80 years now. Alexander Calder is credited with creating the first mobiles and stabiles, and is still considered a leader in the medium. For more information on the Multius mobile see Mobiles by Julie Frith. Website: www.frithmobiles.com

Mobiles and Stabiles by Julie Frith

Unique Baby Mobiles for Modern Parents



Mobius mobile by Julie Frith is in all white to accent the white frames and white crib. It will entertain the baby as she/he sleeps and comes awake. The mobile moves with the slightest of air currents, and will calm and dazzle the babies eyes for hours. Make sure to move the mobile up and out of the babies reach as she/he grows older. But don't remove the mobile form the babies room, this is a part of the child's upbringing and your kid will be attached to it forever remembering his childhood as she/he grows up. They can even take their mobile with them to college, then give it to their child etc. Forever art, that will be in the family heirloom for generations to come.


This is an Eliptusmobius mobile by Julie Frith which matches the rooms decor, the bedding in orange, creams, browns, tans and white. Color coordinating the mobile can be so easy. Just tell the artist making the mobile the colors, and she can make a few color mockups for you to choose from.


Stark and clean and modern.

The combination of the Modernist and the Eliptusmobius mobiles work well together. This nursery has two one from their first baby and the second from their latest baby. Each child has their own. As they grow up they will share their room and their art. Make sure to have the art certificates made out to the child's name.

For more information on baby mobiles see: www.frithmobiles.com


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