http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=157538 Artist http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=159980 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=159980"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14798/fff00a018a8c17df72c3fead28954087/fff00a018a8c17df72c3fead28954087_scale_51_80.jpg" height="80" width="51" border="1" alt="Why does the cooped chicken dance? (Music Box)" /></a><br/>Why Does the Cooped Chicken Dance? (Music Box) is a piece that uses a childhood fantasy to express that one can achieve a dream even though some preadolescent desires are unmet. As a young girl, I had an obsession with the idea of being a danseuse. Instead, I found a passion for art. This sculpture reflects on the idea that I am a talented artist, but I will never live up to my childhood dream of being a dancer.<br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14798/ab0b4a74a29f838ada91943043ca909a/ab0b4a74a29f838ada91943043ca909a.jpg">Why does the cooped chicken dance? (Music Box) detail</a><br/> Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:35:15 GMT Stacey Holloway http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=157539 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=157539"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14798/6103a624130b064b8a78da38b12427e4/6103a624130b064b8a78da38b12427e4_scale_109_79.jpg" height="79" width="109" border="1" alt="Sally Chases Fireflies" /></a><br/>"Sally Chases Fireflies" is a piece about my upbringing and my family. "Sally", the name of the family heirloom doll, was passed down to me from my mother who in turn had it passed down to her from her mother. By casting her in bronze, I am honoring my mother as my inspiration, my icon and my muse. "Sally" chases a firefly on her tricycle to add to her collection in the jar containing previously caught fireflies. The fireflies represent my attained goals which I have achieved and goals I will continue to strive for with the support of my mother. Whimsy is a part of my delivery method and I intentionally make the work playful in order to encourage audience engagement. This draws the viewer's attention long enough to initiate conversation.<br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14798/ebbef7182945627de959ec8bd2f9b957/ebbef7182945627de959ec8bd2f9b957.jpg">Bronze, steel, motor and mixed media</a><br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14798/0f6efb1a998b6fe504073228f5084f94/0f6efb1a998b6fe504073228f5084f94.jpg">Bronze, steel, motor and mixed media</a><br/> Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:54:25 GMT Stacey Holloway