Little is known about The Legend of The Golden Hoop except for this painting on the ceiling in the State Room of the Palace of the Ducs, in Dijon, France.  You can't even find it on Google.

The Golden Hoop represents a snake biting its tail.  Yep, you guess it, The Ouroboros, from the Greek (οὐροβόρος ὄφις tail-devouring snake) is an ancient symbol.

The Ouroboros often symbolizes self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself.

Experts often disagree if the Golden Hoop ever really existed.  There has never been any proof until now.  The mystery started a week ago when I received a letter from the Post Office stating that the building where I live doesn't exist.  After a few e-mails and phone calls, the package finally arrived.  But could this really be the Golden Hoop?  With the postage being 41.99 euros ($56.21 USD, that's like 20 Happy Meals+ one milk shake), it very well could be.

I was excited, imagine the Golden Hoop in my hands and that ancient legend finally solved.  But at first glimpse, it didn't look gold.  But it did have ancient words of wisdom engraved.

After more cutting, I discovered that this was not the Golden Hoop after all.  It was a bicycle wheel rim with the following inscription; "Well der Artist in Seine.  It ain't easy being creative and original all the time.  I'm pretty sure you know that well enough.  I've found the "Bicycle Wheel" somewhere in the street.  It's now yours.  better not show it to "serious" folks.  They would most probably advise you to throw it away.

  A wonderful example of Ouroboros and extreme Mail Art.  To me it's worth more than a Golden Hoop, but it would have been nice to solve that legend I made up.

Thank you Ouroboros Erni.  I am forever in debt to you.  PS: More photos to come.  I ran out of space.

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 17, 2015 at 8:20am

A perfect place! Beautiful lighting... and painting.

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on February 13, 2015 at 3:05pm

I'm afraid this is the final resting place for the Golden Hoop.  However, modifications could be in the planning.Absolutely stunning, don't you think so dear?

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 13, 2015 at 2:23pm

'Like the new hoop display...very "Primitive"!

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on February 13, 2015 at 1:39pm

One month less one day.

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on January 14, 2015 at 12:56pm

A new record; Three weeks and two days.Then again, we weren't in Paris much.

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on December 22, 2014 at 4:46pm

Very good ideas but they will have to wait.

This one only lasted for two hours 7:00 to 9:00.  However, if I had planted it at 11pm it might have made the 23:00 (11pm) to 09:00 (9am) slot.  I now realize that there is an art to this game, and it's all in the timing.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 22, 2014 at 1:11pm

Nice "bike-wheel-rim"... or Golden Hoop

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 22, 2014 at 1:05pm

In Seine, you could mount it on the wall in the "computer-center" room?

Place a Santa cap and call it "Holiday Decorations"?

OR,

Place it in the "Champaign" guest bathroom?

No one would disturb it there :-) 

They would think it is just a BIG bubble from the bubbly?

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on December 22, 2014 at 9:53am

Getting a bit on the wild side.  This one lasted well over one week.  Then again it is in a back and beyond area and our resident curator doesn't go there very much.

Comment by Dean aka Artist in Seine on December 22, 2014 at 12:55am

Yes I tried it as a halo, but my head was too big.This one lasted only eight hours.  23:00 (11pm) to 07:00 (7am)

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