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   Margueritem said, 5 months ago

   You shoulda made him coiled, Lio. Follow the instructions.

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   jestrfyl said, 5 months ago

   If he made it coiled it would have been a python and the whole class would be in danger. Of course, making a Golem doesn’t do much for classroom safety. perhaps Lio should have told them the story that goes with the creature.

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   Sisyphos said, 5 months ago

   True genius is never recognized; Lio is “a prophet without honor in his own art class.”

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   Margueritem said, 5 months ago

   A coiled pot is what is on the rest of the class’s desks. You make ropes of clay, and coil them into the shape of a pot, then you smooth them out, and then they are fired.

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   baslim_the_begger said, 5 months ago

   His creation was certainly harder to make and more creative than every one else’s. but I keep wondering if there is some joke I am missing in “coil pot” and the name of whatever he created.

   Now let’s see how much clay do I need to make a Klein Bottle…

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   Greeneyed Texan said, 5 months ago

   Whatever he started, his creativity took him to make the creature he formed. He got in trouble for not following instructions. A lot of teachers don’t understand child proteges. He will grow up to be the next Stephen King.

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   ylden said, 5 months ago

   Reminds me of my Grade 1, when I colored a drawing of a chick to look like a quail. Got an F for that one.

   Yep, Lio, that’s education for you. =/

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   Shikamoo said, 5 months ago

   Lio. Been there, done that. You’re creative, that’s all.

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   bald 716 said, 5 months ago

   in art class it used to be that students were encouraged to be creative, now not so much.
   i like lio’s creativity

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    comicgirl1000 said, 5 months ago

    i ment lio

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    DigitalFrog said, 5 months ago

    Nice topographical reference Baslim.

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    Liowatcher said, 5 months ago

    This shows the ignorance of most “art” teachers. If art is just about following directions, there would be no great masterpieces in the world.

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    The Knight Who Says ... said, 5 months ago

    A dunce cap? What school does he go to, anyway?

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    mtatulli said, 5 months ago

    I’m slowly reintroducing the dunce cap to the American social fabric

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    SherlockWatson said, 5 months ago

    “I’m telling you, I’ve been to the planet Coil, and the pot that grows there looks just like this! Why won’t you believe me?”

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    SherlockWatson said, 5 months ago

    BTW, according to Sam’s Strip (why oh why won’t they bring it back), nobody uses dunce caps in real life because if you give it to one kid, they’ll all want one.

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    Colleen Sheehy said, 5 months ago

    Only in Lio’s world, would a sculpture as good as Lio’s rate a dunce cap! Unfortunately, in the real world, school is more about following directions than about creativity and learning how to think.

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    The Knight Who Says ... said, 5 months ago

    Mark says;
    ‘I’m slowly reintroducing the dunce cap to the American social fabric’
    Wow, I’m not sure whether to cheer or groan…

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    Furienna said, 5 months ago

    I agree. Lio did a good sculpture. What a crappy art teacher he’s got.

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    Dypak said, 5 months ago

    Hey, hold on now! The assignment was to make a coil pot. I agree, the dunce cap is harsh but he didnt finish the assignment. If I assign a report on George Washington and a student writes one on Led Zeppelin should I still accept it? Even if he writes it in iambic pentameter it still isnt what I asked for. There are alot of great art teachers out there who would praise Lio’s work and creativity, but still have to give him a poor grade for the assignment. Sorry Dude.

    I’ve seen how students treat our art teacher when she has them work with clay. They roll up little balls of the stuff and throw it at each other, and her. I know she wishes for someone like Lio who at least enjoys being creative. And yet she comes back day after day, year after year, trying to share a love of art. It’s a cute comic, but I wouldnt bust so hard on his teacher.

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    Daviddeer said, 5 months ago

    He could have made a coil that looked like doggie do-doo

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    chromosome said, 5 months ago

    Like your idea, Daviddeer.

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    mtatulli said, 5 months ago

    The dunce cap has always been present in the school systems of america, whether it has existed in physical form or not

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    jestrfyl said, 5 months ago

    Hey, I had my own dunce cap with my name on it and the stool fit my tushy just right. It may have all been metaphorical (except for my seat in the principal’s office) but it was mine nonetheless.

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    Margueritem said, 5 months ago

    I’m with you, Dypak. Signed,
    Ex Art Major

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    kajon said, 5 months ago

    Well, Lio got HALF the assignment right…”Fun with Pottery!”
    Perhaps he didn’t get past that point, or he understood “Let’s make a coil pot!” to be a suggestion for the less creative rather than a directive.

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    The Knight Who Says ... said, 5 months ago

    Mark says;
    ‘The dunce cap has always been present in the school systems of america, whether it has existed in physical form or not.’

    Well that’s probably a given. As long as there are dunces, there will be dunce caps.

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    Furienna said, 5 months ago

    Dypak (if you ever read this): Lio might not have followed the assignment. Fair enough. But as you said yourself, he did NOT deserve the dunce cap. After all, he showed creativity, which is what art is about, right? Maybe the teacher should have had a talk with him, and explained to him, that while his sculpture is good, that wasn’t what he was supposed to do. But putting him in a corner with a dunce cap was very uncalled for.

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    Nick113 said, 4 months ago

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