.: crafty saturday :.

I'm wondering why my professor ask us to build a recycled birdhouse, completely out of waste materials. How does that relate to graphic design? My best guess is that he wants us to get familiar with different kinds of materials available to us, and get our craftmanship in shape.
I have three ideas for this birdhouse : a tim-burton-ish circus, a shakespeare cottage, and a love nest. I'm leaning towards the circus theme because I'm very much into festival, circus-y graphics. I do have terrible craftmanship skill, so hopefully I'll be better after practice.