Imperfection makes things interesting - 2nd day

Participants drew shapes - square, triangle, stars, flowers - and filled in the shapes with tumbled tiles.

Next, participants created shapes, but then used pieces of coal (gathered from McGill) as the center piece of the shape, filling in with multi-colored tiles. The biggest challenge was finding small pieces to fill in between the larger pieces. Some people finished very quickly, while others worked more slowly and intently, trying to find just the right pieces for their project. One participant worried that her work wasn't good enough, and Patrick reassured her that imperfection was quite alright.

Try it at home: Don't throw away your broken coffee cup or cracked plate! Break them into pieces safely by putting them into a pillow case first or by using nippers (and safety glasses). Draw a shape you like and glue your ceramic pieces onto the shape with white glue.