Hoop Dancer

Hoop Dancer
Steel, Glass, Stone
16′ x 6′ x 5′

A friend that owns a machine shop called and asked if I wanted some scrap steel, which of course I did, and another friend called and asked if I had a use for a large glass conference table top, which I broke his office and hauled out in pieces. This piece became the result. All pieces are held together by gravity and welding only- no holes were drilled, there are no pins or adhesives.

Hoop Dancer
Steel, Glass, Stone
16′ x 6′ x 5′

This piece unwittingly became inspired by the Native American Hoop Dances I saw as a child in South Dakota, where I grew up. One side is a female dancer, the other a male.

Hoop Dancer
Steel, Glass, Stone
16′ x 6′ x 5′

The piece was selected to stand outside the Fine Arts building of the Ohio State Fair a few years ago.

 

 

Hoop Dancer
Steel, Glass, Stone
16′ x 6′ x 5′

I was disqualified from being the show that year as my piece was too large, but I enjoyed being outside the building anyway. It was a first. Stupidly, I forgot to go to the opening ceremonies. Such a loss of good schmooze time. Being and artist… sometimes ya gotta schmooze.