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Beginning to hang danglies off of the bottom

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Trying to create a dark blue to add dots 

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Made a dark grey color to resemble the moon and began to cover the mask

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Added beans to the raised parts of my mask

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Did the eye socket, lips, and started the craters 

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Did the nose and brow ridge, outline for the lips?

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Wheat pasted a smooth layer over the filled in newspapers

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Yesssss finally all covered and taped down 

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Centered the face mold on the crescent ready to start filling it in

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After it dried and I took the plastic off

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Began wheat pasting the plastic mask cover

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Making a bowl by digging it out probably took me 7 tries

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Rim of bowl was too thin so had to shave it down

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Changing gears… rolling out clay for my bowl 

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Dragonfly body

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Let my hand dry over night, beginning to work on the minors 

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Tried to cut a little and backfill but I cut too deep

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Adding thickness to the fatter parts of my hand  

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Tried to make it thinner by cutting it in half 

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To me, the shell of a sea turtle represents strength and sturdiness. My mom is the strongest, most reliable person I know. She has done a lot for me and my brother which is why I thought my wall relief would be a good token of appreciation for her. I believe that a turtle represents my mom because of the subtle yet intricate detail that they both possess. In some cultures, the turtle represents wisdom and knowledge. My mom is a community college teacher and teaches her students everyday. But she also teaches me important things about myself and how I should navigate the world. I decided to make her a sea turtle instead of a land turtle because she swam in college and I know that she is very proud of this accomplishment, even though she won’t brag about it. The background of sand is used to contrast the detail that I put into the designs on the fins, heads, and shell. I didn't want a plain background but also didn't want it to take away from the detailing. The reason I decided on sand for the background is because it is typically warmer than the ocean. The warmth that radiates off of the sand is representative of the warmth that my mom provides. She is a safe and comforting space to me and my brother and I hope she knows how much I love her.

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Welp. Now I understand the drying process of clay and will NOT let anything get bone dry again 

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Final: panels are inspired by the colosseum in Rome. If I could change anything, I wouldn’t let it get this dry because there are places that I wish I could clean up without risking the stability of the whole structure. 

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Trying to rebuild but definitely not as sturdy as before 

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Omg. Wasn’t delicate enough with the brush and knocked everything over 

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Added another panel on the top for extra security 

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Added a module to the bottom and trying to get four modules on the second level

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I reattached the whole second level because they were ripping off 

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Began trying to arrange them in a way where each crease is shown (instead of no crease like when I tried to make a tower). Also made my base 

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These are the modules that I am going to ge repeating 

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Eyes have dimension now and the head is more pointy instead of rounded off. 