Color 1: Avocado
Avocado
The Hass Avocado
Needle-felted wool over foam
In my piece, I recreated an avocado through needle felting, using a foam base and layers of green and brown wool to form a life-sized Hass avocado. I mixed different shades of green to capture the realistic texture and tones of the fruit’s flesh, while the dark outer skin and brown pit completed its natural look. The choice of avocado connects to my Hispanic background, as it’s a staple food in my family and culture. Historically, the color avocado became symbolic of nature and environmental awareness during the 1970s, when society began to link green tones with ecological consciousness and back-to-nature values. I liked how this meaning paralleled the avocado’s modern reputation as both an everyday food and a symbol of health and sustainability. Through this piece, I wanted to show how something as simple as a fruit can carry cultural and historical significance, representing both personal roots and a broader connection to the earth.
Color 2: Scheele’s Green
Scheele’s Green
Nathaniel’s Necromancy
Digital Illustration
In my piece, I used Scheele’s Green to embody the tension between the beauty and danger that defined the pigment’s history. The color’s vivid, otherworldly beauty made it extremely desirable in the 18th and 19th centuries, yet its hidden toxicity led to slow, invisible deaths. Henceforth, I reflected this story through my character Nathaniel, who uses necromantic abilities. His powers mirror the deceptive charm of Scheele’s Green: both give life and take it away. Historically, the pigment’s use in wallpapers, fabrics, and even candies showed society’s obsession with beauty despite the risk, a theme I echoed by surrounding Nathaniel in luminous green fog that symbolizes the deception beneath elegance. Through this, I aimed to communicate how Scheele’s Green represents humanity’s willingness to embrace beauty even when it kills.
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