Explanation of shoe:

The inside of my shoe represents Brent’s life before his journey: A Chicago Bulls logo, a car, and a piece of fabric representing his desire to wear cool clothing in the past. The blue figure on the tongue represents Lea, and she is connected to the orange figure, which represents Brent. This shows that Lea is always watching Brent from above. All the stars represent Brent’s love of looking into the stars. And on three of the stars, it has the names “Vega”, “Sirius”, and “Algo”, all actual stars. The each glass represents Brent’s love of going on the beach. The three stars together represent people coming together. There is also a symbol that means “together”. The paint brush represents Brent’s creativity. The peace sign shows that Brent’s life is much more peaceful than it once was. The flower represents the fact that Brent is always growing, which he clearly demonstrates in the book. The star with the musical notes shows Brent’s musical side, which he demonstrates when he plays the harmonica. The music signs are connected to the stars being together, which represents that his music brings people together.

Core Competency: Creative thinking

I thought I thought very creatively when I designed my shoe. I thought deeply into the novel Whirligig, and came up with some pretty good ideas. I think the idea of connecting things that relate with a string was a good idea, and I don’t think anyone else would have thought of it. Also, in the novel I noticed how much Brent grew as a person, so I used a flower to represent that, because they grow. I think that was pretty good creative thinking. But basically everything I put on the shoe required a certain amount of creative thinking. I thought I did a good job with the shoe.