Sassafras gap shelter located in Swain, North Carolina.  The sassafras tree is common along the AT. The elevation is 4330.  Sassafras gap shelter is one of more popular shelters. I came across this Pinterest board of a marbling effect done. And it gave me the idea that’s how it kinda looks when you open a geode or polish a stone.     

I found out that emeralds are common along that AT. And I googled pictures of what it looks like when it id polished and or cracked open. I wanted to incorporate that in with my sassafras leaf it self. So I created a low poly and added the different colors of the emerald. And took that put it on the leaf itself. The reason why I did low poly because i reminded me of how it would look like broken and opened up. With the different sizes and pieces.