The Mission Safe students explored
mythology and mythological creatures in the Museum's
Collection. At the Gardner, students discovered works
of art depicting dragons from European and Asian mythology.
The students learned that European dragons often symbolize
danger and Asian dragons often symbolize good luck.
Inspired by their fascinating stories, the students
decided to collaborate and create their own Asian
dragon out of clay. The students were divided into
three groups with each group being responsible for
creating one part of the dragon; the head, middle
or tail. The students then put all three sections
together to create this fantastic clay dragon sculpute
embellished with glass and beads.
