Project from the past

I made this for 6th grade. It is at least three times the size of my head.

I remember spending a ton of time on it and never removing the balloon from inside. I also recall my teacher displaying it among the best (top 5 or so from the grade) but she gave me a low 80, well below the average grade of my peers because of not following some basic note of instructions. It was a lit project so its a character from a book (don't ask me who), and I was supposed to supply a quote with the face. So for simplicity, I glued it to his chin forgetting that the teacher wanted it separately. I don't know why I remember this.