The theme for week 2 is to notice what's around us and I thought we could start by simply looking up!
See the people around you, what you are surrounded by, the shapes made by clouds in the sky, the birds flying overhead, the architecture of tall buildings, windows and curtains--and maybe even a cat sitting on the sill, light fixtures, ceiling tiles and beams, colors and textures you might not have noticed before. What newness might you discover, what conversation might you have when you are looking up instead of down?
Find inspiration in what you have seen today. What caught your attention? What did you find most interesting, beautiful, or ugly? If what you saw wasn't anything out of the ordinary, can you focus on a detail and create something unique with it?
An example that comes to mind is maybe you stayed in all day and the only thing you saw are
circular recessed lights in your home. Nothing that spectacular there but you can have fun with it! Start by filling in your section a dark color--black, grey, navy blue--to represent a dark room. Get some white, light colored, or metallic paper and cut out several circles from it (you can use a hole punch if you have one). Arrange them in an interesting pattern, layer them on top of one another, play around with them until you're happy with it then glue them down. The dark background will help make it pop and what you've created is a lot more interesting than a few circles on the ceiling! Even if you don't do this, I hope it gives you an idea of how you can approach things :)
You can also interpret this prompt by filling your section with a favorite quote that relates to the idea of “up” or watch one of my
favorite movies of the same name and find inspiration there!
