A reoccurring theme in this class is my struggle with projects. Sure, I am hard on myself, but the reality is that i struggle with all kinds of crafts. Not only crafts but also construction. I loved roofing this summer, but I hated having to cut shingles. I hated it because I cannot cut strait! For some reason I am not that good with my hands on certain things. I guess maybe I am more cut out for picking up heavy things and putting them down... Caveman style! Why is this important to this blog? It is because I think I tried hard to make a nice pot in our clay unit, but it looks unworthy to hold old cigarette buds.

 Our clay making session was pretty fun. It was great to work with something hard and odd feeling. However, it is not easy! Another thing I learned from this lesson was that yellow is NOT a good color choice to paint over clay. Three coats didn't get the job done.

Danielle and Lisa did a great job of teaching this lesson. They are smart girls and we can all learn a lot from them. They tied in history and culture to make this an adequate lesson for us.

This is my final piece.

I chose to depict a frowning face in my pot. We were supposed to use symbols, and I chose to capture emotion. By the looks of this picture the yellow doesn't look as bad as it does in real life. One thing we can take note of though is the lumpiness that the sides of my little bowl struggles with.

Danielle and Lisa had a great lesson. I would look to feed that idea for ways to integrate these practices into the classroom. They chose to go the cultural route which is an excellent idea. Another way I would go is if there was a constellation unit. A constellation could easily be depicted in clay objects. This would help students at least remember a few of them.