I totally forgot to photograph the trophy, after spending HOURS in my classroom after school constructing it, but the Jewish World newspaper published a few photos of the Latke Fest including this one with me and my trophy.
You can't tell, but the latke is made with shredded paper and papier-mache paste. The frying pan is made from a dollar store tin plate and spatula, and the tilted pan has a puddle of "oil" that appears to be dripping over the edge. The oil is made from Pour-On, which is this amazing stuff that dries crystal clear and is self-leveling.
That is cool! I once made a turkey leg trophy when I was in high school. Some of the teachers volunteered to let us photograph their legs and students voted with change to raise money for the community Thanksgiving dinner. I would love to try latkes sometime. I saw a recipe a couple years ago but I don't think they quite turned out the way they are supposed to. Not a lot of Jewish people in my corner of Kansas to teach me how to make them! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested to see how you spell "Chanukah" since I was just trying to look up the correct spelling the other day. You see it spelled lots of different ways.
Hag samayach - you rock!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Great pic!
ReplyDeleteI need to make an art class of the month trophy! I might just take your lead and do something crazy during the break. Getting CRAZY with paper mache sounds like a Friday night to me!