This exploration asked us to choose an everyday object and study it, recording everything that we notice about this object. I have chosen to study a die that I added to my dice collection this past year. The die has six sides, each with a different image.
Side 1: The first side displays a delicately painted image of a king similar to what you would expect to find on a playing card. The king is painted in red and he's holding a sword. The die is old and some of the paint has rubbed off making the the king mostly faceless. His eyes are the only detectable facial feature. There is also a small crack or scratch at the top of this side that reaches from the king side to the the ace of spades side.
Side 2: The second side has a queen. She is painted in lime green and she's holding a flower. This side of the die is in relatively good condition and the majority of its paint remains.
Side 3: The third side displays a jack. Like the king and queen, the picture is one that you would expect to find on a playing card. The jack is painted in a dark blue paint and he hold a type of scepter. The paint directly down the middle of the jack has been scratched off. We are shown a side view of the joker, so we can still see the profile of his face; however, the paint that is scratched off leaves the impression that we are missing details from the jack.
Side 4: The fourth side displays an ace of spades. A good bit of the paint on the ace has worn off, but you can still distinguish that it is an ace.
Side 5: The fifth side shows a nine of spades. Each of the spades is good condition except for two. The spade in the middle and the spade in the top right-hand corner are both slightly worn. The tips of these two spades are missing.
Side 6: The sixth and final side displays a ten of spades. This side of the die is in the best condition. None of the paint has been worn off yet. The spades on this side have been painted red rather than black.
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