I decided to collect the trash that the Eco Cottage and the surrounding areas produced. When searching I attempted to pick out pieces that would both give the colors and textures of a tree trunk, but attempted to make sure I wasn’t too accurate because I wanted the final piece to be more of a representation of a tree. I tried to be extremely limited with the resources I used outside of our garbage; the only thing that wasn’t waste was adhesive. The sculpture went through many different changes when I started making it: first, my leaves were made out of metal and were scarce, however, this didn’t really help show that it was a tree. Eventually, the leaf design changed to plastic bags that were littering the area. I choose the shape of a tree because it is a universal symbol for the environment and it is recognizable enough that no matter what it is made of it is still recognizable. The point of the piece is to show that we can reuse and recycle trash to create new things as well as be eco-friendly.
