Batik assignment. It's a flower and leaf pattern in the middle with flowers on both sides and then leaves on the sides of those.
Milk jug mask. Using raffia and tempura paints on top of the shoe polish covered milk jug.

Just caught some home video of cute little thin mint eating his lunch. He always gets excited when this song comes on. Brings a smile to his face, as do the marshmallows i feed him. They're his favorite.

This is my tropical fish named Thin mint. He is very skinny, hence the name thin mint. He is from the Caribbean and I found him one day while I was scuba diving on a coral reef. I have given you his two side views because he is just so beautiful. He likes to eat fish food that I buy at incredible pets because he is incredible. Sometimes I wonder what he liked to eat when he lived in the big blue but alas there is no way for me to ask him. He enjoys swimming in fast circles around the fish tank, playing tag with the other fish and swimming through the bubbles that come out of the play volcano inside his tank. Sometimes I move his tank around the house so that he gets to experience different scenery. He especially likes the view from the bedroom window because it overlooks a small pond. I think the water reminds him of his previous home. His blue and purple color help him to blend into the ocean when he doesn't want to be seen. I love my thin mint and hope that he lives a very long life. He is the best fish I have ever had.

This is my flamingo that I created out of wire and pipe-cleaner. I used a bit of clay so that it would stand up on it's one leg. I gave myself the handicap of being blind while I made this flamingo. I had a blindfold on and it took me forever. Honestly it took like two hours because I wanted there to still be some detail but I had to feel it all since I wouldn't see anything. By the end I was able to use the pliers easier because I had gotten used to what it was like and how to manipulate the wire the way that I wanted. This was an interesting experience and it really gave me some insight into what I will need to do to help those student sin my class who might have special needs. Time is a huge thing. You can't rush any child when they're doing an art project because they really care a lot about their work and they want it to be their best. If we rush them it gives the impression that art is not important and that we will accept mediocre or half hearted attempts. I know a flamingo isn't a typical circus animal but I thought it would be really fun to make and I only had pink wire and pink pipe cleaners at my house. I'm pretty sure you can find a flamingo at a circus in Florida or any place that they native too. If I had a circus I would definitely have Flamingos participating.