Day: 18 March 2015

Every year thousands of tons of garbage and waste, flood our fields and spread in our oceans. Do you know the dangers of this happening? For example the wildlife and the ocean life could consume theses products and eventually die. Well, what’s a better idea than recycling these unwanted materials and turning them into cool stuff that we can use in our daily lives.

At our last Y.P.C we saw a talented group of performers called Sam2. They made instruments using materials like unwanted metals, unwanted boat pieces and more. We might think how is this related to our class weaving project? In class we also have been using unwanted materials that are from nature and are called invasive spices. Some materials that we have been using are Ivy, and Willow. Ivy is a big problem for some people, that’s why is follows under the invasive species category. Most ivy is unwanted and it, keeps growing even if you pull it off. Willow is also considered to be an invasive spices, it cover the ground on most beaches, and it’s just floating everywhere. Most of this stuff is unwanted in our beaches.

Another thing that both our projects have in common, is giving back to nature. How are they giving back to nature? Both the projects are reducing the amount of garbage we produce, by using theses invasive spices and unwanted materials. This also increases awareness, that everybody can do this.

And last but not least, both our projects are giving back to the community. Sam2 inY.P.C are giving soothing and entreating music, to the community during outings or other community celebrations. Our weaving project could go in an art gallery and be viewed by the community. It also can be put in front of our school and be viewed by community members, family, and more. This tells me by the end of our weaving we will have helped the community to b a safer and brighter one.

What I’m liking about the weaving project is the creativity part of it. It’s so much fun just to see what you have created with unwanted things. It’s cool how you can use unwanted into abstract and items. I also like is coming up with an idea for my art piece like and eye or a fish or a tower. I like working with my friends with a piece and to join our ideas for one piece and to disagree and agree with an idea. When we finished the planning, we finished our planning, we would assign our jobs for the piece and join our assigned pieces and join them together.

What I don’t like about weaving is that when you try to tie something with the green ivy, it breaks and everything falls apart. It gets frustrating because I worked so hard and it all goes to waste. What I also don’t like is that the green ivy doesn’t tie! When I try to knot something together, it just falls apart or it strips and the main part of the ivy is gone. The last thing I don’t like is the willow is hard to break into small pieces. When I try to tear a piece off, the whole main piece goes with it. Sometimes I just leave the willow and continue other pieces.