H VAN’T HOF
Mentone Girls’ Secondary College Year 10

‘Forest Sprite of the River Apex’
A4. Photoshop stock photo from deviantart.com, photos from personal collection.

I was inspired by the character, Puck from Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. It gave me the feeling of the ‘Spirit of the Forest’. The theme of plant magic also gave me the idea as sprites are rather mystical creatures. He is almost a plant himself, the palm fronds sprouting from his back and the woody texture on his body. He lives in the forest embracing the environment, embracing it at every turn.