Chipped

For our 3D design class final we were to cast 10 plaster sculptures from a silicon mold that received it's initial shape from a clay sculpture.  Mine was of a eerie trippy tree.  After a discussion in class about the mountains of Italy and their current condition due to years of mining for art I got the idea to slowly chip the piece down to nothing but a mound and then have a single sprout coming up.  A sort of symbol for hope against all the destructive nature of the artist, using endless paper and materials from the earth just for art-sake.  I wanted to show that despite all the mining, the message inspires a generation that help fight global destruction of the planet.  So in this case.. it's worth it.

I named the piece CHIPPED referring to how we chip the environment away to obtain the look we want from it.