Clay Place Settings

After the metals unit, we were introduced to the clay and began learning how to make bowls, plates, and cups for a dinner we would be having at the end of the year.  We had to have each of these things present in our setting, and they had to have meaning based off a person we felt close enough to.  I chose my mom, with the theme of stars, moon, and outer space.  The reason I chose this is because as a little kid my mom would always say to me, "I love you to the moon and back." It is one of my favorite sayings of all time, and that is why I chose it to base my place settings off of.  Below is a picture of my bowl which I finished, and now I am moving on to a cup next class period.... Wish me luck!

Finished Metal Piece

The hardest part of the whole metal experience was definitely using such a small saw blade and being able to cut through fairly thick metal without breaking a ton within a single class period.  Challenging as it might have been, I finished it only killing 5 saw blades in the process.  Overall, I really enjoyed the outcome and the final product of my metal piece and it was totally worth going through all the arm pain to get the results I did.  I have fun with the metal unit... Below is a picture of my final piece!  Now we are moving on to clay place settings... Wish me luck!!!