Inspired by the character depicted in the painting “Swaying dancers” by Edgar Degás, the Ballerina is in her full dancing costume, the skirt of her tutu which swings freely is shaped from green stained solid ash wood with the body of the tutu a combination solid maple wood and blue stained veneer. Her beautiful black hair is carved and stained from solid ash wood. The ballerina is part of a series of characters created from a painting by famous artists.