This was probably the longest project I took to complete in term 2. In the beginning I had no idea what type of architecture I wanted to make. I went online and searched modern Massachusetts houses for almost a week, and by that time, almost everyone had their first slab rolled. I realized I wanted to make this project special, and so I decided to transfer my house onto clay. I took a picture one November morning early before I left for school, and then started the project. It was quite an adventure. The windows were challenging to make, and I spent numerous meticulous minutes trying to get the trees just right but I succeeded. After I had a finished product, and my piece got fired, I did not know what to do. I was caught up in a few other projects, and by the beginning of January, when we returned to the school, I knew my piece had to be painted. I communicated the age of the chimney was through richly mixed reds and browns. I made the grass look old and disgusting with my mix of green, gold, yellow, brown and even white. I painted the sky light blue, and then repainted it a cloudy gray. In the end, it looked just right. I reflected on my artwork numerous times through the painting project to make slight adjustments: whether it was the shade of gray for the house or the darkness of the trees compared to the bushes. The project took a part of me that I really enjoy, my house, and put it into art. I really like doing that as an artist: taking original and personal things and putting them into an art medium.