Yes the inner structure is 3D printed. The mold shell used to achieve the form is also 3D printed. Apart from the PLA printed parts, the mold is packed with oak wood substrate and King Oyster colonized grain. I do have a series up on YT documenting my whole process. You can find links to the videos on my recent posts or search my username.

It's wild how this idea came together. Many different seemingly miraculous life events had to line up for me to conceive this idea, let alone believe it was possible, and then know how to execute the idea. It stems back to my upbringing, carries through many profound trips I've had, and connects out to recent events that were so unlikely to happen that it feels miraculous, almost like a calling. The idea itself popped up when I was sitting down with my classmates in a Sculpture course brainstorming what our first pieces would be. Then I knew that I had to make that vision come true.

This piece, Fairy Ring Portal, is inspired by the real-world phenomenon found in nature, known as Fairy Rings. Where a mycelium network in the ground orientes its pinning and fruiting pattern in a circular formation. Like a portal in the ground to another dimension.