The major muck up

At carving a today I worked on my stone but then I mucked up.  I was then frustrated, but then Miss Birtch( My teacher) gave me hers to work on but so now I have fixed it up.  

I am currently working on Miss Birtch work.  Now I have been upgrading and it as much as possible.

I think that this will be fun and hopefully I do not break it.  Have a great day and God bless.

The big piece

Today I have been drawing my big sketch about creating a huge piece.  We have drawn an eye talking about what we see when we enter the school grounds.  We added detail like we see everyone is accepted.  You may also see students committed to there work and them being respectful to teachers or other students older than them.

I think that this will be hard because we are not that great at Oamaru stone carvings.  I hope that this will be a fun activity we may learn heaps. Bye.

Stone carving fun

Today we were working in the workshop.  We used a new tool that is so efficient to making your stone carving smooth.  It is really easy as well it is like you using a cloth to clean the car but the cloth is rough.  My sphere is almost completed all than I need to do is use the white sandpaper.  Here are some photos of the tools we used:

I think that the hardest part of making stone carving is when you use the cheese grater, because it is hard for me to shape it but it is a learning moment so it is great.

My Passion Project

This Term I have been working on a passion project (Stone Carving). I have been trying to make a Koru but, I always try I break it.  I have also been planning what I am going to make for my Oamaru Stone Carving.  I drew a Moari fish hook with some islander designs in it.  It is awesome that I am working on stone carving but it is surprisingly hard. Here is some of my planning (Unfinished).

I think that I am going to have a blast at stone carving.  It is sometimes frustrating that because it takes a long time to finish but I know at the end it will work out. :)

Believing in yourself

This week we have been learning about converting decimals into percentages.  At first, I thought that this is going to be the hardest lesson to learn.  I thought that because I did not believe in myself.  I remember what my dad told me at the start of the week about perseverance before he left so I kept trying and I got it.  It feels as easy as pressing digits on a calculator.  Now I consider myself a pro at these. There are some many steps like moving the decimal point.  But in the end, I had learnt something so I would just like to say is keep trying. In order to get the easy part, you have to so the hard part first.