Mobiles journal 2014-2015
Mobile 1, 3 piece mobile sunset
Where is started. A piece of driftwood on top and a pair of wisteria vine sections below.
Although this one will move a bit when the wind is over 2 or 3 mph, it won't move much until it gets gusts over 10 mph due to the weight of the pieces. Also, the pieces can be rearranged fairly freely without upseting the balance of the top piece much. This current arrangement produces the best sounds.
This one is a mix of metal and wood. It does tinkle a bit if the wind is strong enough. The J pipe does collect water when it rains and tilts it to that side a bit.
The mobile in front contains two wisteria vine trunks, a bush honeysuckle root mass and some driftwood from the Missouri river. This mobile has no treatment on the wood other than cleaning, trimming, and sealant on the cut ends. Also visible behind is mobile 3.
The wood chimes in the lower left do make a pleasant sound, though the wind that moves it enough to make the sound will also be audible going through the oak leaves behind it.
The top piece and the other one with limbs are chunks of root from bush honeysuckle removal.
A driftwood quartet
3 pieces of driftwood bark
The smallest piece is driftwood from the Potomac river in Virginia.
Rebuilt after storm knocked it down. Better connections now.
Three chunks of missouri river driftwood
Three chunks of missouri river driftwood, and the top one looks like the fish known as a grouper with a huge mouth.
A very freely moving one, when the wind blows gently.
Mobile 14, Oak and LED butterfly
Trimmings from the big oak tree with a solar powered LED butterfly. Solar panel worked even through the snow covering.
This is a very large one, needing a circle about 13 feet in diameter and a space nearly 10 feet tall. Too heavy to mount or dismount without disassembly, but fortunately the exact placement of the veritcal pieces is not critical, several arrangements work. This one is fun to interact with, trying to walk through without touching while it is moving, for example.
All oak pieces. Currently installed at Kenny Greene's jewelry shop.
Mobile 17, The Cat and the Dragon
Driftwood and bush honeysuckle root
Mobile 18, bark gator and fish
Bark from the local forest. (lowest piece had to be replaced, this is the from before it broke off)
This driftwood mobile moves at the very slightest breeze and dances quite a bit in strong winds.
This one doesn't move very well or make much of a wood chime noise except in quite gusty wind. In addition, while the LED works and looks good after dark, in the daylight it doesn't look that good.
Mobile 23, Old man and the twigs
I liked having this hanging where I can brush up against it, the twigs make a nice gentle rattling sound. However, the twigs will catch loose clothing or hair.
This driftwood mobile rotates nicely; the large piece looks kind of like the shark in the song, Mack the Knife.
