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52 Figments :: A Creative Exercise for 2006
Figment [fig·ment] noun
1. Something invented, made up, or fabricated: just a figment of the imagination.
2. A contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"
Synonyms: creation of the brain, creature of the imagination, fabrication, fantasy, fiction, figment, imagination, invention, phantom of the mind, whimsy, wildest dream
52 weeks, 52 questions, 52 creations, 52 opportunities to think outside the box, make something up, ponder your most outlandish dreams and have some fun. At the beginning of each week for 2006, I will post a downloadable pdf foldable mailer with a new question. Some questions will be silly, some challenging, some straightforward and some completely outrageous. Print the file, cut along the dotted line, create your answer - write it, draw it, collage it, anything goes - and mail it to me! You will need:
Pen and/or any other art supplies you want to use.
Tape.
Stamps.
Your wildest imagination!
Feel free to sign your postcards or send them anonymously, whatever you prefer. I will scan and upload all the cards I receive each week so everyone can see all the different figments each week's question inspired. This week's postcard is on my site and ready for downloading. Click here to begin!
Send in your figments & pass this link along!
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which came to me as blossom goes on as fruit." -Dawna Markova
Lovely post and beautiful quote. Inspiring. Thanks
Posted by: sarah | March 24, 2006 at 01:59 AM
Great idea! Can we have a button/image please?
Thanks
Posted by: Naturally Nice | January 07, 2006 at 11:17 AM
Fabulous idea...and that Markova quote. I've already copied it and taped it to my fridge.
THanks, Swirly!
Posted by: patry Francis | January 04, 2006 at 11:31 AM
Brilliant! I love this. So clever and fun indeed!
Posted by: Holly | January 04, 2006 at 08:04 AM
Most of us don't like risk and uncertainty. That's too bad, because there's no shortage of either.
In these crazy times, we have to keep our eyes on the things that matter most: the life and health of our families, our communities, the planet. And to keep our sanity, some of us need to reserve a bit of time for reading and for writing. It is said that writers are people who, as children, did not receive sufficient rejection either from adults or peers and so are compelled to seek it relentlessly in later life ;-)
CODA: Maybe we are crazy. Maybe we will change the world
Posted by: Jozef Imrich | January 03, 2006 at 10:08 PM
DAWNA MARKOVA IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE!! Oh, and I LOVE this idea, all over it. So inspiring you are.
Posted by: Kate | January 03, 2006 at 09:00 AM
That photo is nice, but it reminds me of the disgusting blisters I have on the bottom of my feet right now. Sorry to gross you out...but my feet are so gnarly. Great idea with the 52 figments, though!
Posted by: teahouseblossom | January 02, 2006 at 11:10 PM
girl you rock!
Posted by: la vie en rose | January 02, 2006 at 07:41 PM
ooo, fantabulous idea!!! what fun! thanks swirl girl!
Posted by: kat | January 02, 2006 at 04:59 PM
I love this idea! It reminds me of the postsecret phenomena, but less scary. I can't wait to see what everyone creates.
Posted by: Dee | January 02, 2006 at 04:43 PM
Great idea, Swirly! I've already printed mine out, and I came up with a theme for 2006 a few days ago, so I think I'm good at least for this first one ... and hopefully more, of course.
Posted by: maria | January 02, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Just read about this on Andrea's site. FABULOUS!
Posted by: Marilyn | January 02, 2006 at 11:10 AM
what a great idea.
Posted by: steph | January 02, 2006 at 10:54 AM
hello my dear love..
what a treasure.. i am in my first year of college and i am going through a tough time .. i am having a hard time meeting people who don't go get smashed every weekend and love to climb trees and paint and look for treasures as i do.. you will inspire me to keep running up to random people and shaking their hands as impacient and scared as I sometimes get .. my friends are out their somewhere i just know it!
thank you for helping me thrive. you are amazing
pumpkin love
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle | January 02, 2006 at 10:41 AM
beautiful quote by dawna markova! this really is a great idea...i found your site via superhero journal and i will be back again and again!
Posted by: Lisa | January 02, 2006 at 10:19 AM
Okay now this is fantastic. What an inspiring idea! Will I be brave enough to do this? Why not?
Posted by: liz elayne | January 02, 2006 at 09:41 AM