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I picked fishing for my theme because it is very peaceful and quiet when I go out to fish. I have been fishing for longer than I can remember, another reason why is because when I was in sixth grade I caught the biggest fish I’ve caught so far in my life and I thought it was one of the greatest thing I’ve done. The fish was only twenty inches long but it was really fun to get because I had never caught that kind of fish, it was a bowfin also called a dogfish. I was with my grandparents when I caught it and it was early in the morning and it was perfect day there was no wind and the sun was just coming up over the trees so it could of looked like a painting. Some problems I encountered was that the fish where bending over when the pinwheel would spin, so I took packing tape and laminated them so they wouldn’t bend so much. Another problem was that it wouldn’t spin very well on the nail I used to put it on the stick, so I put some tape behind it and it worked better. Also the stick didn’t look right with the pinwheel, so I used an old pine stick that was bigger than the pencils. I think it was very successful considering it was only made of paper and some coloring on it. The poem on the back is by James B. Earley it’s called “passion’s pride” I thought it went pretty good with the peace and the pinwheel. I think it could be a little better and nicer looking but I didn’t want to go overboard and not finish in time. I think I would change the size of the pinwheel to be larger maybe to like a ten-inch instead of the eight-inch like it is now. Also I think I would put more color and use paint instead of color pencil. The size of the stick I’m using is a little big too but if the pinwheel were bigger it would match better. The fish that are the points are to bending too much so I think if I used stiffer material they wouldn’t bend so much. The color of the fish and the fish themselves look neat and they pop out from the pinwheel, they could be a brighter color but they might not of popped out as much. I think the string holding the tag is going to be annoying to read unless you grab a hold of it to read it but it looks different compared to the other pinwheels, which are still pretty cool looking.



Ralph Goings Born:May 9, 1928

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I was attached to this piece because I like to eat donuts and during the summer when I go to my grandparents we would get donuts for breakfast or a snack. Also I have always like the way they have been made with the hole in the middle and how they put the glaze or frosting onto them with the continuos stream of frosting. I liked this piece because of its detail and how it looked like it was actually in front of you. The value study was my best because of how it turned out, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. The way it looks

I think I'm going to make a stand like a the ones you use to hold plates but out of antlers, to go with the hunting theme. I'm going to use some pictures to that go around the base of the stand.