"I am constantly striving for balance in my work both literally and figuratively. When it happens, it is beautiful! The effect of something floating effortlessly can be mesmerizing. It can cause you to stop. Take a moment. Slow down."
It was Thanksgiving weekend 2007. Jay Jones and his family spent the day
in Washington DC and visited the National Gallery. In the rotunda was a
mobile created by Alexander Calder. Jones spent most of the day just
looking at that mobile. It was large, imposing, constructed from steel
but had the effect of being weightless. Every day Jay Jones works to
create mobiles with that effect.
Jones' work is inspired by nature. After drawing and designing the
individual leaves, he cuts the shapes out of solid copper and hammers,
polishes and applies the finish. He creates the pieces with either a
fired edge or with a patina to bring out the colors. Using silver
solder, he solders the leaves to copper coated steel rods and, at that
point, is ready to begin building the mobile.
Jay Jones learned by observing. Having an equal mixture of mechanical aptitude and artistic sense, he observed, educated himself, and created pieces again and again. The artist considers himself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with some amazing artists and artisans in New York (Robert Rauschenberg) as well as around the world.
The mobiles are available in a variety of sizes, 7 leaf, 14 leave, 21 leaf or larger by commission.
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Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
You are here
Jay Jones’ Autumnal Copper Mobiles
Jay Jones, Maple Leaf Mobile
Jay Jones’ delicate copper mobiles
capture the spirit of autumn — that most fleeting of seasons — in its
most beautiful stages. Inspired by ginkgo, maple, oak, and dogwood trees
in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he lives and works, Jones designs
and cuts light, leafy mobiles using a variety of copper techniques.
Super-polished ginkgo-leaf mobiles glint with every spin; hammered maple leaves, with fired, slightly curled edges, evoke that just-turning, crisp stage of the season. A gorgeous green patina
brings the leaves full circle (mobile pun intended). I love that Jones
crafts each mobile with such an eye toward symmetry; even in a rare
moment of stillness, they exude motion, balance, and fluidity.
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