Michael Gieschen, left

Because
Mike Gieschen’s niece met her fiancée while competing at vaulting event, a
passion they share, the blind artist decided to create a wedding gift depicting
their shared hobby. (Vaulting is essentially the striking of gymnastic poses
atop a horse).

Constructed
of celluclay and smoothed with joint compound, built over a wire and paper
armature, a male and female couple are shown, each standing on one leg atop a
horse with an arm around the other’s waist, the other arm extended horizontally
forward and the other leg extended horizontally back as if they were flying.
Taking artistic license, not knowing whether this is an actual vaulting pose,
Gieschen, in this work, expresses his hope that the newlyweds will soar
together and happily in their new life together. The couple marries today

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