Chelsea Ramotar has been spinning a web of awe with her sculptures and just recently her latest piece ‘Bloom’ was selected as the ‘National Gift’ and presented at this year’s Miss World Auction.
The 21-year-old final-year student at the University of Guyana, who is reading for a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, shared that ‘Bloom’ began as an observation and came from the concept of change in a person’s life at some point or another. “The concept was change and that change is necessary, and change is good. I wanted to find a way to illustrate this in a way that would peak people’s interest. When I think of change, I think of getting rid of something old to bring about something new. The head on the sculpture’s lap is the old version and the flower blooming is the new version,” Chelsea said. She noted that the old head was staring up at the new version of itself, understanding and accepting that change is necessary and only though change are we able to bloom.
Most of ‘Bloom’ was made of chipped pinewood that was glued together, while the head was sculpted and the blossoming flower atop made from wood carvings to present the final product.