"It is a form of limestone mainly composed of mineral calcite" my high school chemistry teacher said showing us the half used chalk she was writing with. i picked up another half used chalk that was constantly thrown around at other students when the teacher turned her back to write on the blackboard, i examined its smooth surface on the sides, the rough surface at the ends where it had been broken.i intuitively picked up a papercutter and began carving, i imagined a million tiny particles being tightly squeezed together to form a firm yet was brittle structure, just perfect to carve and shape into anything i wanted. by the end of the class a smooth form had emerged. i dont remember what i had made but i remember the process like it happened yesterday. i used cutters to carve until i was gifted a wonderful carving set by one of my friends. i moved on to soft wood on pencils to even harder wood but chalk or pop still have its nice smooth easy feeling.
i carved this on a piece of chalk i found at my product design studio. sadly it now lies broken in one of my friends lockers.
