Balsa Wood Sculptures

For my first Balsa Wood sculpture, I took inspiration from Niagara Falls. I have always been thrilled by the stature of the falls, so I wanted to put emphasis on the height and flow of the sculpture. Using a free standing fall, I was able to project flow of water onto the piece.  This fall is also the same height as the base is wide.  This was to emphasize how high the fall would be in a real life scale compared to the base.  Using hot glue gave me the opportunity to have more organic shapes in the piece, while maintaining a clean and clear look.

My second Balsa Wood Sculpture was inspired by the four natural elements and totem poles.  This piece was aimed at being a symbol for nature and hierarchies.  I wanted to create a piece that would not be recognizable as single pieces, but as a whole conceptual sculpture.  Each piece represents a single element (fire, water, earth, air) in its own unique way.  I wanted to combine organic and linear shapes, as the universe does.  The totem aspect was my goal at defying gravity and the hierarchy of each element.  In any order, they are correctly important.