In this video clip, George uses color to define segments not delineated in his bare clay structure. Someone looking at his painted work can now more easily “read” the symmetrical sections of the clay as the wings of his “beautiful butterfly.”Color clarifies the symbol. Also, the choice of making small segments instead of broader segments creates a pattern. George may reason that a checkerboard of small squares is a better symbol for butterfly wings than one homogeneous color. Notice how he never places the same color in adjacent squares. To do so would violate the rule that generates a patchwork of colors. George delays painting the head because, for the most part, he is using color to symbolize the multicolored wings. When the head remains the only unpainted surface, he avoids green and yellow and chooses red, perhaps the best compromise for an insect body part among the three colors that are available. When asked why he wants to add color, he says, “I want it to look nice for Emily (a present for his friend).”