Ellen ORSECK
Sumo Wrestlers
My son Jason gave me a rubber sumo wrestler doll for hand exercises. The three-inch doll inspired me to see myself and the world differently. I imagined myself empowered by the wrestler.
Houston Restaurant Ouisie’s Table allowed me to sketch and photograph the sumo with their desserts. Kenny and Ziggy’s cooked traditional deli foods for him. The Dessert Gallery, the Grove restaurant and Gravitas in Houston and bistros in Venice have been the site of sumo stagings as well as Whole Foods grocery stores.
He remains a humorous but significant source of ideas about body image and indulgence.
acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches From the Collection of Terry and Mary Murphy
watercolor and ink on paper 23.5 x 23.5 inches
watercolor From the Collection of Lynn and Drew Marsh
acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches From the Collection of Catherine and Shaesby Scott
acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches From the Collection of Collin Kennedy
oil on canvas 16 X 20 inches From the Collection of
oil and collage on canvas 35.5 x 35.5 inches
acrylic and oil on hard board 12 x 12 inches From the Collection of Danny Luongo, Vietnam Restaurant
acrylic and oil on wood 12 x 12 inches
acrylic and oil on hard board 14 x 14 inches
acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches From the Collection of Helen Kent
acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches From the Collection of Dr. Sharon Peterson