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3 Ring Circus

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“Three Ring Circus” (and two brooches) is one of several miniature installations/stories I’ve made over the years. It uses children’s toys – the Poll Parrot “cricket”– and the bareback dancer’s umbrella (a child’s kitchen utensil) and recycled tins – the dappled horse and the tiger leaping through fire –  are some of the media used for this piece. 

I wanted to try to capture the energy and spontaneity as well as the down-at-the-heels, overworn look of a circus. The dancing dog spins on top of a worn bottle cap – his ring hides in the platform; the bareback rider’s legs swing, and her parasol twirls – she’s a brooch. The horse beneath her is a brooch as well. The tiger’s ring turns down and becomes a ring with the tiger sitting on top.  
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  • Home
  • Latest Work
  • Jewelry Box for Fly Jewelry
  • Story Teller Collection
    • 3 Ring Circus
    • Saints' House
    • Boat House
    • Snap Shot
    • Wags to Riches
    • Flood Watch
    • The Queen Necklace
    • Ladies in Purdah
    • Rocket Ring for Elton John
    • Fanny & Cordelia’s Book
  • Visual Rhetoric
  • Shop: Garden Collection
  • Shop: Torch Fired Enamels
  • Artist's Statement
  • Resume
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Social Media