From my mini animal head figure project, I learned that Clay is not as bad as I thought it was. During our first clay piece, I did not enjoy clay at all. I didn't like how easily it changed shape and dried up quickly. During this mini project, I really liked creating the peacock head and its features, even though using two pinch-pots was not my favorite thing to do. The last details I added to the peacock were its antennas. I was really worried about them falling off, and they did. Once it was fired, I painted the peacocks head and antennas that fell off separate. Then I used hot glue to piece the antennas back on.
In the end, I really like how the whole piece turned out. My favorite part is the peacock's eyes. I like how the different levels in the eyes stand out and the color of the inside of the eyes. If I were to do this animal head project again, I would use a different kind of paint, like glaze, instead of acrylics because of how easily the acrylic paint mixes with the other colors. I also would have taken more time painting instead of rushing it.