Materials needed: Aluminum foil, pencils

What is a Stabile?

Stabiles were first created by American artist, Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976). Artist friend Jean Arp suggested the term stabiles to describe Calder’s abstract creations of heavily bolted steel, based on standard ship building techniques. The stabiles, even though they are stationary, have an implied, lyrical movement. Calder began to change the very concept of public art. His stabiles gave lackluster public spaces a human touch.

Mary Collins

Mary Collins