creative assignment: twofer
September 10th, 2014
It’s been a little while since our last Creative Assignment and I’m ready for another! How about you? Just the promise of Fall has me feeling refreshed.
1. lincoln 2. banana 3. dj felix 4. cyclops 5. doorbell 6. diy sticker mandala
New ideas are the new thing these days. It sometimes seems our economy is riding on the hope of “new ideas.” As humans we are always looking for the exciting new thing. As modern humans we are looking to wow our boss or get famous or make bank, all with the one new idea.
But new ideas don’t come out of the blue; they come out of what is already here. Oftentimes the best ideas, or the most beautiful, or at the very least the most clever, come from 2 things. I looked around my Pinterest account to find a few examples of this. You can see them pictured above.
Some are useful, some are hilarious, some are even thought-provoking, but all are two things stuck together. They are all a Twofer. Incredibly creative, aren’t they? But when you look at them as this + that, the creativity doesn’t seem so unreachable. Now, two things smashed together can be crap too. The craft world is particularly good at this. See: mason jar + anything, chalkboard + everything.
This assignment will be in two parts (fitting). For the first part you need to leave a comment with a word. Nouns are probably easier to work with than emotions or philosophical concepts, but they don’t have to be nouns. You be the judge, because for the next part you will get 2 of these words to work with.
Make sure you leave your email address because for part two I will email you 2 words. Take those words and make something: a drawing, a mini quilt, a website, dinner, anything! But first things first, we need the words. So leave a comment on this post, or leave 10, but do leave good words.
Got it? Okay, go!
THE COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED!
senescence
Fish
hot dog
Beach
(summer dreaming still, I guess)
Turnip
Moon
my words are currently influenced by my kids:
bolt
elephant
spoon
cupcake
dog
Hippopotamus
sunshine
Glitter!
What a neat idea! OK, I’m in.
Cardboard.
this is great :)
rain!
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