Cyclops version of a play-dough African mask

Sasha’s latest play-dough creation features a swirling colored vortex for an eye hole, multicolored edge decorations, and, of course, a pedestal base to keep it all upright.

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Happy face

Here is Sasha’s latest play-dough creation, which he has titled “Happy face”. He says that it’s his face, and he is happy

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The fearsome Aztec double headed serpent, rendered in play-dough

Yesterday for our art project we made playdough double-headed serpents, using the picture below as a model. Apparently, this symbol was used as a ceremonial chest ornament that may have been worn by priests (perhaps while they performed ritual human sacrifice… who knows). Sasha added water to make the serpent more comfortable. It was a good opportunity to introduce Sasha to Aztec culture and art. We plan to make more art inspired by ancient civilizations.

Double headed Aztec serpent

The princess, the dragon, and the castle

This is Sasha’s first blog entry featuring play-dough art. Probably inspired by the Shrek movies, he decided to create a castle (yellow), a blue dragon (fire breathing, of course), and a princess (blue hair, orange body). The orange circles are a walkway around the castle. Each of the orange ‘paving stones’ have been inscribed with the letters X or A, or combinations thereof that resemble runes (an ancient Germanic alphabet, used for writing, divination and magic). 

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