For this week, I shadowed a water marbling class taught at MCBA. I arrived at 9:30 and stayed until 4. Going into this class, I was unsure of how much I would be able to help students as I did not know anything about the medium. However, the teacher gave clear instructions and went over each step thoroughly, and I felt much more prepared to assist with simple things. I enjoyed her teaching methods because she demonstrated what she was doing as she explained it, and talked about why each step was important to the process, such as the spray that primes the paper for the paint. I helped people choose color palettes and helped with cleanup at different stages in the class, but mostly I was providing encouragement and connected with the students. It was interesting to hear why some of them wanted to take the class, as some people had a little background in water marbling and others were trying it for the first time.