Wednesday, November 7

Calder's Circus

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This weekend I found a beautiful Calder's Circus poster and a neighbor's yard sale.  After I brought it home, the girls and I ended up watching YouTube videos of that beautiful circus well into the evening.  Calder's Circus is absolutely magical with all of the wire, wood, and cloth animals, and the way Alexander Calder brings them to life.  Every-so-often from the other room you could hear "whhhooooaaa!" or dueling giggles from the girls.  I love sharing these sorts of things with them.






15 comments:

  1. KayleighNovember 7, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    That is so fun! Thanks for sharing this!

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  2. SwayNovember 7, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Wow! How magical! What a lucky find. I love when I find something that leads to search out something new and amazing! Thanks for sharing, I'm off to explore more of Calder's Circus!
    Luvluv,
    Sway x

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  3. Mama SmithNovember 7, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    I love these video's, these and the Charles and Ray Eames shorts are some of my favorites for children. Great poster!

    xo Lilly

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  4. vintage honeybeeNovember 7, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    That is great. Love doing research on the treasures I find.

    Vintagehoneybee.blogspot.com

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  5. taraNovember 7, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Oh my, that was so amazing and magical! Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to go look this up!

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  6. UnknownNovember 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    Aahh, it's so cute and artsy (especially the lion)

    http://polkadotspincushionsblog.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. boooooNovember 7, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Aww thats so cute.

    Sara
    http://saraivy.org

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  8. EmilyNovember 7, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    That's so cool! It really is magical!

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  9. ToriNovember 8, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    What a brilliant man! This is so fun!:)

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  10. KatieNovember 8, 2012 at 1:26 AM

    i learned about calder's circus in my sculpting class. I even had the priviledge of seeing some of his work in a local gallery. you have a great find, and i'm so glad i found someone else who appreciates his work :)

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  11. margotNovember 8, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    OHHHH i love that your girls love this. you are a fab mom. it's SOOO important kids are exposed to this sorta thing that shows your imagination can take you anywhere.

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  12. astr!dNovember 8, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    how fun!!! it sorta reminds me of the circus scene from coraline. i love circus stuff!

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  13. KaleighNovember 8, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    I'm an Art History grad student and I LOVE your blog... so cool to see something like this pop up on it! Any chance of seeing the poster you got? I'm super jealous you found something so cool! Awesome!

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  14. Cristina RoseNovember 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    oh i love this, this is the best kind of circus

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  15. UnknownNovember 13, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Thank you for sharing this. Right up my alley, I make puppets and marionettes :)

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