Making Mobiles
Use a few simple materials to make your own beautiful mobiles, an enjoyable process that’s easy to master!
What’s In The Course?
In ‘Making Mobiles’ I will teach you all the techniques I use so you’ll know exactly how to create your own amazing kinetic sculptures using just a few simple materials:
Beautiful papers you have painted, stamped, or printed and that you might have been saving for a really special project
And simple wire made into lovely shapes
When you combine these two they can become a most striking kinetic (moving) sculpture that certainly looks very complex, but is actually easy to create!
Join me in this course where I will show you all the things you need to know to make your own Amazing Art Mobiles.
The tools and materials are simple and easily found, so you’ll be up and running fast.
From forming the wires, to attaching the paper, and then building the mobile, you’ll get so excited as you see your first mobile grow… I know I did!
Learning a new process is such a fun thing to do, using Gelli plate, Lino, or other carving blocks, stamped, stencilled or hand-painted papers, the sky is the limit, and combining your favourite techniques will make your mobiles uniquely yours.
WE WILL GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT:
The different types of mobiles
Tools and materials you’ll need
Which wires and papers work best for glueing
You’ll get downloadable templates so you can get started quickly!
Creating wire shapes for the vanes
How to perfectly attach the papers to the wire
Key steps in building a mobile
You’ll see me building the mobile from scratch, over the shoulder so to speak!
PS. I make mine a bit different from most other artists 😊
Some interesting bonus videos
And lots of tips & tricks along the way!
What our students
are saying…
Terri Parson
That is when I discovered Maggie Bergman's beautiful and mesmerizing mobiles. I was over the moon happy when I found out Maggie offered an online class teaching creatives how to make them! Purchasing the class was so easy and I had instant access to wonderful video instruction demonstrating every step of the process. Maggie demonstrates everything I needed to know -- from the type of papers that work best, glue techniques, wire bending and, or course, assembling the blades for balance and beauty. (She even includes a special video lesson on making your own papers FAST -- if you don't have your own stockpile sitting around). I had so much fun that within just a couple of days of downloading the course, I completed construction of my first mobile. The template printouts included with the course were so helpful in creating the size and shape of the blades. I loved every moment of the learning process and now I am hooked! I love seeing my hand-painted/printed papers come to life --- flying gracefully with the slightest movement of air. My imagination is in overdrive and I'm always dreaming of creative adaptations!
I love making beautiful papers but my addiction was quickly getting out of hand. I had drawers full of papers and wanted to use them for something different from my usual background art.
Linda Arthurson
When Maggie released her online class for this project, I jumped at the chance to have a go myself. Maggie’s videos take you step-by-step through all the different parts of the process from selecting papers and wire, to how to make the vanes and finally connecting it all together. I binge-watched all the videos first to get an overall idea of the whole process and then went back and worked through each part. I really liked that I could dip in and out of the videos to the sections I needed to, when I wanted. The overall process of making a mobile draws on a range of skills, but don’t worry if you’ve never done any wire work or painting, Maggie explains things clearly so you can pick it up easily. Being part of the Facebook group is also a great way to ask questions and share ideas with others. I’ve made 2 mobiles so far and am now thinking about my next one. That’s what I like about this process; you can make paper when you’re in the mood or make your vanes if that’s what you feel like doing.
I saw the mobiles Maggie was making during lockdown, and was intrigued by their gentle beauty.
Savyon Cohen
I’ve always loved mobiles, but I didn’t really understand them and was pretty sure I couldn’t pull off making one.
Maggie’s course promises step- by-step instructions with videos, and it truly delivers, with clear and thorough info. The show-and-tell style videos are perfect: well-organized and paced, with easy to find info I used again and again.
I was attracted by Maggie’s promise of availability to answer questions (she means it!) and by lifetime access to the information, in case I became frustrated or busy or my follow-through wasn’t great. The fact that Maggie’s own work is gorgeous was also a draw.
In just a few weeks I’ve now made 4 mobiles in widely varying styles. I’m really pleased by how they’ve come out and will continue to make them. I find the process both fun and meditative, and I love it. If I can become a maker of mobiles by taking Maggie’s class, believe me, you can too. My only request of Maggie Bergman now is … More art classes please Maggie, more! I’ll be the first to sign up.
I’m Maggie Bergman
and creating is my life!
I love working with all kinds of materials
and will use whatever techniques necessary
to make my designs come to life.
Reinventing processes and repurposing materials is the most exciting part of my journey and Making Mobiles came out of that, combining several things I love; working with metal and then on the other side mono-printing, and hand painting papers.
Creating this, my first ever online course, has been a labour of love
and I can’t wait to share it with you!
Making Mobiles is
a self-paced course with lifetime access
This means you can take it at your own speed and access it at any time.