I got most of my information from my partner artist, Bob Ross, because he inspired me. I got stuck and frustrated when I struggled with my sketches on what to create. My partner artist helped me because he did nature related paintings and it made me want to do a nature related object with a purpose. Yes, the plate is what I set out to create originally. I think my critiques about my creation made me learn to think about my projects before I create them. The first thing I would change about my iteration of my creation is to make different shaped plates. An example is instead of having leaf points on the sides like the original, I could make one leaf that has one point and it has smooth, curved edges. The second thing I would change is the colors such as some orange and yellow for fall. I would also add things like a flower at the bottom for a spring themed plate. The last thing I would change is the sizes and maybe turn some leaves into bowls. I can make the size bigge...