Spiky Gliding Lizard by Andrew H. |
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| “My animal is called a Spiky Gliding Lizard. It is a reptile that lives in the tropical rainforest. It is a
carnivore that loves to eat insects and frogs. It is about six inches long with a seven inch tail. It has sharp claws on its feet
to help it climb up trees and help it kill frogs. The Spiky Gliding Lizard has smooth scales that can change colors like an octopus to
help protect itself from predators. If camouflage does not work to keep it safe from predators, it also has spikes on its back that
help the Spiky Gliding Lizard defend itself. If it gets cold, it can turn black as night and will sit in a little bit of sunlight to
warm back up. The Spiky Gliding lizard also has a skin-like membrane attached to its front and back legs that it can spread out when
jumping from tree to tree so that it can glide downward instead of falling down. It lives by itself until it is ready for a girlfriend
or boyfriend and then they will stay together raising their babies until the babies are five years old.” |
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| “My critter was the Spiky Gliding Lizard. I chose this critter because the original drawing reminded me of how
I used to (and still sometimes do) draw animals and trees. Since this project was done simultaneously as an assignment for my Painting
2 class, we were told to create our critters from a collage of different textured materials that we would then paint over to match what the
critter looks like. I used tissue paper, sticks, string and leaves for the tree itself and coffee sleeves, pencil shavings and egg
carton to create the lizard. It was then all completely covered in white primer and then painted on to create the critter and its
environment. The bright contrasting colors represent the lizard’s ability to change color to blend with its environment. I'm very
happy with how this turned out and I can’t wait for my student to see it!” – Zach LaFord |
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