Clay Totem: Auction Project Completed!

 The auction has come and gone and the totem was completed just in the nick of time (as is my MO)! It has a new home and is living happily there, I might add. It stands a whopping six and a half feet tall.

From top to bottom:
Otter; Playful, friendly, dynamic, joy, helpfulness and sharing
Sun; Protector of the Earth during day
Seal; Love, active imagination, creativity
Owl; Clairvoyance, insight, messenger
Frog; Sensitivity, medicine, hidden beauty, peace, adaptability
Moon; Protector of the Earth at night
Dove; Communication, spirit messenger, peace, gentleness, love
Hummingbird; Messenger, timelessness, healing and warrior
Bumble Bee; Organizer, productivity, wisdom
Bear; Industrious, healing, power, self-preservation, courage
Loon; Serenity, good orator


The children chose the positive qualities they identified with first and then found out what their animal was. The meaning of the animals comes from Native American tradition. The children observed and talked about Northwest Native American art before they began this project.