original creations
A determination to create original Art. A quest for beauty. A love of earth and clay. All led Dan Skinner to invent new ceramic techniques, innovative graceful forms, and sculptural realism that have become his trademark. His works include human and animal forms, as well as inanimate objects and large rare vases.
"Olapa Hula Dancer" Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture by Dan Skinner Sculptor
Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture
1997
edition 46
18 inches
available at Blakes Art Resort Sales Maui
The Sculptural Excellence of Dan Skinner...
Similar to ancient man, Dan Skinner slowly, meticulously, hand builds pinch pots from a single lump of clay. Pinching, pressing and stretching, hour after hour, until the clay evolves and takes life. He creates exquisite art out of passion for clay, the primal medium, the connection to Mother Earth. large, aesthetic pots are masterfully sculpted into elegant works of art, each showing startling newness, melding a conscious rebirth of ancient techniques with bold, modern innovation.
From Stone to Metal
Dan has completed various commissions, done public artwork, and shown in galleries across the United States and now in Australia.
whales...
Dan recalls his first sighting of a humpback whale ... from the jetty of the Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki, hawaii in 1969. "It was exciting, even from a distance. During seven years in alaska, he has hiked the cliffs of Cook Inlet's Turnagain Arm to watch numerous Beluga whales feast on local salmon. Orca whales frolicked off the bow of his boat while fishing in Prince William Sound. During summers in Southeastern Alaska, he viewed Bowheads, Greys,, Orcas, and Humpbacks.