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Balsa Wood Project


Principle of Art/Design: Pattern

For this sculpture a small sliver of wood was dipped into ink and stamped it onto the separate pieces of balsa to with dry brushed ink on top. The inside is covered with black ink to create a void within the sculpture that makes it appear as though it is floating in space.

Principle of Art/Design: Scale
This sculpture scrap pieces of balsa were used and were added onto to create this form of chaos. Each piece was added to create this dichotomy between large and smaller scaled pieces.

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