I should have used a bigger sheet of paper for this. It was a lot easier and more fun than I realized. I didn’t really do the categories first but I see some now—movement based ones (dancing, feel of water on skin while swimming, rock climbing), sensory based ones (feel of thick paint or oil pastels), and creative project ideas (quilling, collaging, embroidery and fabric in mixed media). I also love learning about how people do things I don’t do (children’s book illustrators, long distance hikers).
I'm glad it was very generative for you :) Your movement based descriptions are so vivid and clear—would love for you to plant those as seeds for future inspiration!
Did this exercise a day late because of a bad cold (UGH). But I loved it. It was difficult to not judge or question what came up throughout the process, but I ended up with a full spread of things. My biggest categories: People, Places, and Sensations. I have so many niche questions about the people in my life. So many memories of very specific places, like the backyards I grew up playing in. And like Katie mentioned above — an obsession with sensory feelings, like walking around without shoes or socks in cool grass in the summertime.
Ahh I hope you get well soon Alex! Sensory feelings are so great for visualizing and writing poetry. I hope you save these snippets to noodle over and create from!
I should have used a bigger sheet of paper for this. It was a lot easier and more fun than I realized. I didn’t really do the categories first but I see some now—movement based ones (dancing, feel of water on skin while swimming, rock climbing), sensory based ones (feel of thick paint or oil pastels), and creative project ideas (quilling, collaging, embroidery and fabric in mixed media). I also love learning about how people do things I don’t do (children’s book illustrators, long distance hikers).
I'm glad it was very generative for you :) Your movement based descriptions are so vivid and clear—would love for you to plant those as seeds for future inspiration!
This was fun!! https://imgur.com/a/dh1rI9y
Power ranger abandoned dream HELL YES. Also going to go down a LOTR lofi rabbithole now!
Did this exercise a day late because of a bad cold (UGH). But I loved it. It was difficult to not judge or question what came up throughout the process, but I ended up with a full spread of things. My biggest categories: People, Places, and Sensations. I have so many niche questions about the people in my life. So many memories of very specific places, like the backyards I grew up playing in. And like Katie mentioned above — an obsession with sensory feelings, like walking around without shoes or socks in cool grass in the summertime.
Ahh I hope you get well soon Alex! Sensory feelings are so great for visualizing and writing poetry. I hope you save these snippets to noodle over and create from!