Medium – Cast Bronze
Dimensions - L 10” X W 8” X H 2”
Open edition
Top View
Side View
The title of this piece was inspired by the old saying, “ you
are skating on thin ice “, the meaning of this being that we
are about to get into some very serious trouble. The sculpture
was inspired by quite literally skating on thin ice. I was in
my very early teens when a friend and I went skating on a
local lake at a county park. Ignoring the caution barrels, (I
didn’t even recall seeing them until later), we skated away
from the crowds out onto some really smooth lightly trafficked
ice in the middle of the lake. About this time the voice of a
park ranger on a bullhorn registered as well as the fact that
he was directing someone to get off of the unsafe ice. That
someone was us. As we stopped to listen the ice began to pop
and crack. This rather sickening sound was originating
directly under our feet. Adrenalin must have lent us wings as
we skated off the ice. That and the fact that we were probably
both less that 90 lbs saved us from a cold swim or worse.
Here
the drama ends and the reality of the moment and the sculpture
diverge.
My skater has, unfortunately broken through and is struggling
to reach safety.
