Sprout Game - Grandma Tree

I finished creating the environment for part 4 of our level design and this section includes the Grandma tree, the falling log and the section underneath the grandma tree which  the character can walk through. The dried up mushrooms on the tree represent the platforms which will be functioning when the character makes it's way back when the forest is brought back to life.

I painted a twist symbol or 'Pikorua' on the Grandma tree which represents the bond between two people.

 The new age understanding of the pounamu twist design is that it symbolizes the bond between two people, whether founded in friendship, love, or blood. It connects the spirits of friends, family and lovers, bringing them closer together across space and time. It’s said to represent their life path. Like the continuous shape of the greenstone twist, life for both individuals will continue despite many unexpected twists and turns, inevitably bringing them together again as it travels full circle. Its design comes from the piko piko fern whose fronds curl around one another in our native bushscapes. It also resembles the path of life and eternity.

The grandma tree is a Kauri tree and she is very old, probably a lot older than the grandpa tree. She stands tall and strong in the middle of the forest and is always looking out for the grandpa tree.

The symbol on her chin represents the bond between them and that they are tied together for eternity.