May 18th, 2022

Going on an Adventure

It was  beautiful day in Georgetown and KW decided to go on a walk to the canals in search of animals to feed. Thank you Audrey for coming with us and making a great trip even better. It is always great to travel around Georgetown and enjoy being in the community. The children were excited to explain how to get to the canal and theorize what types of animals we might encounter.  Baby ducks, mice, alligators and dinosaurs were all excited suggestions.  Before we made it to the canals, we decided to climb and explore the area.

At the canals, we came across a surprise. TURTLES!!

"There's an alligator too!" - Wilder
"He's so cute!" - Frannie

KW proceeded further into Georgetown and made its way to the river where we challenged the maze and continued our search for animals to feed. 

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Adding Color to the Clay Guardian

Inspiration for the clay guardian

After meticulous planning, the clay guardian has been fired and is ready to be glazed. We are so excited to get to the final steps to complete the clay guardian. KW children studied images of the animals they based the guardian off of and ceramic guardians from Thailand, China and Japan to come up with a palette for their guardian. 

"The middle is going to be a different color (than the scales)" - Bea

Jordan: What should we work on first?
Bea: The body
Luke: I remember when we made that (the body)
Capers: I see the tail I made
Bea: The middle is going to be a different color
Jordan: What color are the scales going to be?
Luke: Red
Capers: Green. That's like a Christmas guardian.
Bea: But it's for clay.
​Capers: When the whole is done, it's going to look good

Careful! It is hollow! - Lily

Bea: The horns can be green
Remy: And black
Bea: Ok you paint this one black and I'll paint on green.

As we worked on the guardian, we observed the images of guardians from other countries:
Bea: I like the Japan one because the fire comes out. It looks like half dragon and half...
Remy: Reindeer!
Bea: Yea. Reindeer.
Jordan: Did you know that's actually a unicorn? Unicorns look different in different cultures.
Everyone: Whoa!
Remy: I think they (the sculptures in the images) are made of glass
Lily: I think they are made from clay.

Our Ongoing Work: