For my choice board, I picked the ‘using objects to represent you’ box. When looking at the slides, I got inspired when somebody used peanut butter and jelly to make the Mona Lisa; despite not using a pencil or brush, they still managed to recreate it. So I decided to make the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ because the painting is quite famous and it would be easy to identify.
To make it, I used objects around my house. I also made sure the objects still represented me, though, so they would follow the prompt. I used a lot of pencils. They represent my challenges since they are pointy and creative because they are used to draw. I used some toys (legos, figures) to represent my youth and joy. I used the folded napkin to represent changes because a napkin is always being folded. In the end, I was pretty happy with the artwork because I could tell it was her, and so could others.
Amelia 5th Grade