1st Place
Title of Art Piece: Trapped
Category: Sculpture – 2025
Student/Artist’s Name: Ailsa Gunderson
School: Palmer High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement: My intention is for the viewer to visualize the complexity of their mind. To understand how your thoughts can wrap around who you are as a person and turn you into something you are not. The feeling of being trapped in your own mind.
Artwork Dimensions: 16 in x 6in x 6in
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Original Images:
1. https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/62-0f397a5b8c7ee04de83b57307274f9a7/2025/04/Alisa-sculpture-1.jpg
2. https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/62-0f397a5b8c7ee04de83b57307274f9a7/2025/04/Alisa-detail-2.jpg
3. https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/62-0f397a5b8c7ee04de83b57307274f9a7/2025/04/Alisa-detail-heads.jpg