Rylee



I did my pinwheel like this because I believe that you can find peace even in the moments of darkness. I made sure the colors would stand out on the peace signs so you could see the difference clearly. I did the back of the pinwheel blue, which symbolizes the color that is most peaceful to me. When I first put the pinwheel together I couldn't get it to spin. No matter how hard I blew it just wouldn't spin and I didn't want to put a piece of paper behind it, because then you couldn't see the back of the pinwheel as well. So I put my tack into a different place into the pencil. If I could do my pinwheel differently I would have made it bigger. I didn't realize how small it would be. I think it would have stood out more if it was larger.

I really like my teapot. I wanted to do a chicken in the first place and it turned out good. I wish I could have painted it a little differently, so it would have looked more like a "chicken" color. I really had trouble doing my bowl. I just could not get it to stay on! It was very frustrating and I had to re-make my bowl a couple times but I eventually got there. My teabox did NOT cooperate. It was more with the computer and I. I could not get the pictures I wanted on there! I tried several times and finally accepted defeat and just did it all one color. I'm really happy my teapot actually turned out. I was a little nervous about my handle being so big, but it made it through. I also really like the eyes and I think it makes the chicken stand out. If I was to do my chicken over again I would do a shorter spout, so it didn't stick out as much. I also would have tried to make the color look more like a chicken and not just yellow. My wings are a little sloppy too. My teapot will be used as a decoration. I don't drink tea:)