Dr. Seuss's The Lorax

I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.

There is no need to introduce this book, The Lorax is a Dr. Seuss classic with a message that is even more important today than when it was written.

While I could have easily created an elaborate model with complex machinery, a Truffula forest, bar-ba-loot bears, and..  I decided that the beauty of The Lorax, just like all of Dr. Seuss's other books, is in its simplicity.  It is simple enough for a small child to understand, but still fun for an adult to read.  As a result I chose to recreate a simple image from the beginning of the book that can express both the ugliness of industry and the beauty of nature.

On one side of the model you have the Once-ler's home, with his hand sticking out and holding a Thneed, and his axe resting against the wall.  On the other side you have the Lorax standing on his stump beside a still standing Truffula tree.  So..