Independent Component 2 Update

(1) What are you doing to fulfill the 30 hour requirement for this component?
I am continuing with my service learning, and baking.

(2) What are you currently working on? How many hours have you completed?
I go to the bakery every week and bake when I have enough free time. Not including service learning, I have about 12 hours of baking.

(3) So far, how is it helping you with your essential question?
At service learning, I have been "moving up", which means I'm getting a chance to experience the different jobs at the bakery. This helps me learn the operation of a bakery business. My baking experiences has been trial and error, and this is helping me find out what it takes to produce a "quality product" that not only looks good, but tastes good too. I'm starting to become more familiar with the ingredients and tools that I use, and am asking "why did this happen?" when something goes wrong.

Creative Expression

1. What type of art could you study to help improve your understanding of your senior project topic?
Baking in itself is a form of art. I could chose one ingredient, (lets say chocolate), and find all the different ways it can be used when baking (which there are tons). Because the art in baking usually comes from what you produce in the end, which has endless possibilities.


2. Give me ideas of what you could do or make for a creative expression presentation.
I could make an artistic display of products that I make. It could be a store front display, or an arrangement of my products, or the most appealing picture that can be used for advertising. 
I'm really not to sure what to do.------->Help!

The Product

     My product is a possible career choice. What I have learned so far has made me realize that I want to someday open and operate a bakery of my own. I want to make my bakery a friendly "family" environment similar to where I do my service learning. The employees have a relationship with many of the customers, which also attracts people. The reason I want to own my own bakery is because I can make all the creative decisions. I'm not just another employee doing my job. Don Bishop (owner), in my 2nd interview, said some of the employees don't have the same outlook on the business as he does, it is just a paying job to them. The way I see it, is if I had a bakery of my own, I wouldn't be another one of those employees. "If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life."
     Being owner would also allow me to know how to do every job. The manager at my service learning knows how to do every job, which I think is important. This allows him to work side by side with all of his employees, building a solid relationship with them.