I feel like……

I chose the eagle because I feel like an eagle. When I am alone it feels like I fly though the skies looking down onto every living thing from animals, plants to people. Eagles fly over and around buildings looking, searching always on the move. I am never intrusive, always at a distance looking on with purpose.

I also chose the kangaroo because I feel like one when I am doing things. I work on them until it’s complete. Some days I get tired and sleepy like a kangaroo when they’re lying on the ground soaking up the sun. I’m approachable and friendly like some of the kangaroos I see, always out and about seeing new faces. When kangaroos get threatened by something up close, they kick you. Like when I get angry I retaliate and I care about my family like a kangaroo does look after family.

The wood burning was a struggle at the start because of the eagle’s head. I didn’t know how to get the feathers, and the beak was the hardest to draw onto the wood to get it how I wanted it. Daniel and Andrew gave me some clues and I pictured it in my mind and drew it. It turned out well, almost how I wanted it. I’m happy with it now. I struggle to put my ideas down on paper. I went to Google Docs and saved it in my own email so I could work on it at home with mum. I improvised during my writing, having it edited and getting help with my grammar and the way I put things.

Kaleb 

My Artwork

I chose the kangaroo because it is an Australian animal. They don’t run, they jump far. I had trouble with this task because my mates had already chosen some of the animals I wanted to choose, like the dingo. I wanted to have something different so it didn’t seem like I was copying other people.

I researched the kangaroo a lot, first I was going to do its paw print. There were lots of pictures on the internet and I didn’t know which one to choose. I worked with Uncle Barney. Uncle Barney saw the wood and the animals stood out to him. He could see a koala. There were marks on the wood that looked like the koalas eyes and nose. When Barney showed me then I could see it, but I couldn’t see it before. I liked that he could see what was in the wood.

I had trouble drawing the kangaroo, but Uncle Barney helped me with the drawing.

I’m not that experienced with wood burning, even Uncle Barney had trouble with it. The different wood burner was easier. It’s really hard when you haven’t done it before. It could be the way I hold it, because when Daniel did it it was perfect. I keep adding to them and I could have done a better job with the wood burning but I’m still happy with them.

Ash