This intricate sculptural piece began with a hand-crafted white papier-mâché shell, formed from recycled tissue paper and willow branches to evoke the organic structure of marine life. The surface is richly textured with rolled quills cut from colorful magazine pages, each coil representing a vibrant cell in a living coral colony. Interspersed among these are paper seeds fashioned from the delicate, aging pages of discarded books—lending the work both a tactile history and symbolic depth.

At its crown, the sculpture blossoms into delicate white tendrils, carefully shaped to resemble the soft, waving arms of a sea anemone. These forms complete my vision: a fantastical, coral-like entity that merges natural inspiration with recycled modern media. The result is both a celebration of oceanic beauty and a subtle commentary on human consumption and renewal.

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