“Mark Leary is a Portland, Oregon-based mobile maker with a passion for art that moves. Known for his distinctive designs and innovative use of color, his handcrafted mobiles are collected internationally and made to inspire.”

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See recently featured mobiles below or shop the entire collection.

Blue Moon Rising

Blue Moon Rising

The Caldairemeiro

The Caldairemeiro

The Classic

The Classic

Risenshine

Risenshine

The Jacobsen

The Jacobsen

The Wren

The Wren

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 Check out recent Instagram posts for the real-life stories that inspire my designs.

“What brings me even greater lasting joy is knowing that men and women like you carry on the good work—truly, you are a voice that must speak, a pen that must write, in these days and nights of chaos.” - Lynn Anderson Scherer Keough
>>On accepting help “But I can do it on my own,” explained bird. “I’m sure you can,” replied bear, “but I’d like to do it together.” … 📷: Mobile parts and pieces … Do you like t
On joy "I like how it feels," said bird. Bear just smiled, soaking it all in. ... This past week, I headed to Canada for Singletrack 6, a @transrockies six-stage mountain bike race. I thought I was going to test fitness. But I found so
On blessings “But I didn’t even sneeze,” said bird. “Sometimes,” replied bear with a smile, “we don’t a reason to bless one another.” … 📷: Endless and the White Stork … “An aspe
The steel I use to make my mobiles comes in large, thin, shiny, galvanized sheets. Galvanization protects steel from the environment, a metallurgically-bonded zinc-iron alloy layer that sacrifices itself to prevent corrosion. While galvanization al
What do you do in your uncertain moments? How do you react? How do you feel? Many of the singletrack trails around Bend ride “loose over hard,” where layers of ancient volcanic grit blanket an eons-old underbelly of hardpack earth. If y
300 million years. That’s how impossibly far back the Seussian layers of blackened rust red rock in Moab stretch. I arrived only eight days ago. To put that into perspective, the first hunter-gather groups migrated here 10,000 years ago. Unde
On closing your eyes “But, if I keep them open,” asked bird, “won’t I see everything?” “That’s the point,” replied bear, “that’s exactly the point.” … 📷: Redpopblue spinning
On starting “But don’t I have to know where I’m going before I begin?” asked fox. “No,” replied bear, “you only need to know why.” … 📷: The Classic x 2 + The Juggler … The first t
On finding beauty “How can you talk of beauty,” asked bear, “when ugliness abounds?” “How,” replied bird, “can we afford not to?” … 📷: Three Risenshine mobiles for a multicultural reading
On now “But can’t we help?” asked fox. “The humans are on their own for now,” replied bear, as they made their way back to the woods. … 📷: Photos by @arabellarabella and me … “Where is everybody?
On emotions “But how can I hold them both,” asked bird. “Especially when they’re so different?” “With care,” replied bear. “With so much care.” … Mobile: Ovalteenie (as seen in Season 1: