This sculpture was the result of an assignment to create a personal color totem sculpture that included colors and objects that represent myself. This sculpture incorporates my favorite colors of burgundy, green, white and earth tones. It tells the story of how death and life are intertwined, which is a subject of great interest to me.

Date
Fall 2000

Course
Color Theory

Art Instructor
Pete Dresien

Materials
Terra cotta pot base, dirt, beads, feathers, plaster of paris, gauze, fake evergreen pieces, dried rose, handmade rose paper, metal mesh, rocks, paper maché paste, Crayola fun foam, Sculpey clay, terra cotta paint, twigs, rossette ribbon, baby's breath, glitter, wire, hot glue and fishing line.