Encounter The Subtle Gesture of Metal Mobiles... In Motion! Our hanging metal mobiles can complement a traditional or contemporary space. The mobiles are finished in one of two ways: One method is to "heat-treat" the metal. By heating and rapidly cooling the metal we are able to bring out the deep reds, purples, blues and greens in the Copper.

The second technique is to "hand-texture" the metals with a disk grinder...lightly cutting a pattern into the metal surface to create a highly reflective brushed surface. Both finishes are clear-coated with lacquer. Each mobile is signed and dated by the artist Joel Hotchkiss and is then carefully packed for shipping.

Now contemporary mobiles are used in a wide range of interior design venues.The painted hanging mobiles are fabricated primarily with painted sheet Aluminum. After shearing, forming, welding or riveting arms to vanes, we etch the parts and spray with a coat of colorful or black lacquer onto the surface.

Once dry, we assemble the design using stainless steel rings and in some cases an appropriate black monofilament for mobility prior to assembly and balancing.

Some of mobiles are combined with painted metal vanes and fabric panels of Nylon.

All of the mobiles are fabricated in our studio in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Each mobile is hand-balanced and packaged and signed and dated by the artist, Joel Hotchkiss. Most are for interiors only.