https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/ Kestrell - Dreamwidth Studios Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:07:41 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios kestrell personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/12439661/307003 https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/ 69 100 https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/137359.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:07:41 GMT https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/137359.html As it turns out, Alexx followed up on the marvelous toy suggestions<br /><a href="http://kestrell.livejournal.com/649778.html">http://kestrell.livejournal.com/649778.html</a><br />and managed to locate my marvelous toy, which is called a Quix <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quix-Space-Changers/dp/B003G79QVI">http://www.amazon.com/Quix-Space-Changers/dp/B003G79QVI</a><br />which is also referred to as a "sculpture toy." <br /><br />Coincidentally, one of the artists I have been intrigued by lately is <br />Alexander Calder<br /><a href="http://calder.org/life.html">http://calder.org/life.html</a><br />who was known for making wire sculptures from hardware store wire and found objects<br /><a href="http://www.thecityreview.com/calder.html">http://www.thecityreview.com/calder.html</a><br />although he is also famous as the inventor of the mobile: "The name "mobile" was given by his friend Marcel Duchamp, a perfect description for the abstract, airborne sculptures that Calder liberated from 'mass,' incorporating movement as a "material" itself for the first time. The sculptor described it as 'drawing in space.' " [quoted from the above-mentioned Web page]<br />That quote from Calder about using wire as a means of drawing three-dimensionally makes him particularly accessible to talking about art for blind people.<br /> <br />Calder is also famous for his toy circus made up of moving wire sculptures. You can watch a video here<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jwnu8Izy0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jwnu8Izy0</a> .<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=137359" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/137359.html toys calder wire accessible art public 1 https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/133541.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:42:24 GMT https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/133541.html My most favorite toy ever was a metal thingie I bought in a science store. It was basically made of wires hinged in all sorts of ways so that one could make an almost infinite variety of geometric shapes. I've been looking for a replacement for years, might this <br /><a href="http://www.smithsonianstore.com/new-arrivals/toys/chrome-tangle-68049.html">http://www.smithsonianstore.com/new-arrivals/toys/chrome-tangle-68049.html</a><br />be it?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=133541" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/133541.html wire science toys accessible art public 1