Last week, as I continued my study of contradictory abstractions, I looked at freedom in constraint and constraint in freedom. Studying opposites inspired me to think about photo negatives and negative space, so I tried putting the sections I cut out to create my filters into their own filters, creating negatives of my filters inContinue reading “Thinking About August”
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Contrasting Abstractions: The next phase in my study
The Writer’s Games have ended! I sent in my final story yesterday. Guests have left. The family is busy. I might get a full day to myself. And the sun is out. 😎 Hope and Despair Last week, inspired by some abstract art books: Abstraction in Art & Nature by Nathan Cabot Hale Abstracts InContinue reading “Contrasting Abstractions: The next phase in my study”
The Beauty of Dissonance
Beauty Today is the first time in this exciting study of abstract nouns that I’m revisiting a word to study it more deeply. When I first approached beauty on the second day of the A to Z Challenge in April, I found a thorough definition on dictionary.com. My Merriam Webster’s defines it only slightly differentlyContinue reading “The Beauty of Dissonance”
Enjoying My Solitude
Solitude This week is the first week of a three week course I’m taking on FutureLearn.com called How to Make a Poem offered through Manchester Metropolitan University. This week’s assigned poem is to collect language by observing an environment in the style of George Perec’s exercise in his essay. “the Street.” As someone who enjoysContinue reading “Enjoying My Solitude”
The Power to Recognize My Power
Power Power has a long list of interesting meanings. The idea of having power over a person came up in the definition of Mercy the other day, so my first thoughts this morning went to the evils of authority or influence: fear, torture, corruption. But the main definition of power is ability (power or capacityContinue reading “The Power to Recognize My Power”
Oh, What Two Little Letters Can Do
Happiness This morning I was wondering, how is happiness different from other abstract nouns I’ve explored: comfort, joy, or delight? Then I looked up the definition and there they all were: good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy: delighted, pleased, or glad. So luck was in there too. Though one can be happy about a singular result–aContinue reading “Oh, What Two Little Letters Can Do”
Making Delight
Delight This study of abstract nouns through abstract photography brings me extreme pleasure and satisfaction. To capture that delight today, I used my favorite fuzzy fabric as a backdrop, my favorite spiral filter, and used the camera flash in the mirrorworld. Some of the results were surprising and delightful. For Cinco de Mayo at dVerseContinue reading “Making Delight”
Bravely Facing This Stage of Grief
Bravery What is bravery? Courage. What is courage? Bravery. I love this stuff. It is a quality of mind or spirit that allows a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear. Other than military imagery of facing the enemy and facing death, what does bravery look like? How do I capture a qualityContinue reading “Bravely Facing This Stage of Grief”
Reflecting on How to Continue the Abstract Adventure
My Theme For my theme this year, I chose abstract nouns which are words for things that aren’t perceived by the senses, and can’t be physically measured. They are ideas, qualities, or states rather than concrete objects. I chose this theme because I combine the A to Z Challenge with National Poetry Writing Month andContinue reading “Reflecting on How to Continue the Abstract Adventure”
Library Thing Early Reviewers
I joined Library Thing when I created an author page for Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise. They have a selection of books each month that you can choose from to potentially win in exchange for review. In all these years I have never won, but they recently revamped their system. This month I wonContinue reading “Library Thing Early Reviewers”
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