Make Something: Shadow
Today’s “make something” task was to form something that casts a shadow, then record only the shadow. Quick and easy: Punch letters from heavy paper. Shine iPhone flashlight through holes […]
Tractor: Simple Shapes Convey Complex Ideas
Daddy taught all of us to draw a tractor. We drew tractors every Sunday in church, sitting beside him or on his lap. So when our Sibling Discovery Project turned up […]
Blue Ribbons: Siblings Consider Competition
To open our Sibling Discovery discussion about blue ribbons, Norma shared her poem: Competition I tossed the blue ribbons Earned in my youth When I was 50 something. I acknowledged […]
Grain | Three Perspectives
In the fall of 2012, my siblings and I sold our family farm. The three of us got to be together, in person, for this spectacular shift in all our […]
Potluck | Norma’s Experiments with Technique
The potluck prompt compelled Norma to try new techniques. Not thrilled with her first piece of textile art, she even began a second. “The first piece is based on hymn […]
Potluck | Paul’s Boxes
Thinking on the prompt potluck, “the first thing my head went to was church potluck,” Paul said. “But sometimes, getting ready for dinner, Mom would say if we don’t have […]
Potluck | Beth’s Essay & Image
I wanted to do something visual for this prompt, but I simply didn’t have the tools or skills to do what I envisioned. So I took the image as far […]
Catching Up
Somehow I got nearly a year behind on posting about the Sibling Discovery Project. Tomorrow, my brother and sister and I meet again for our monthly discussion. We’ve completed the […]
Make Something: Mix & Match
Today’s instruction was to work with two things that don’t normally go together. This sparked some interesting ideas from the family. We considered the merger of cats and vinegar. Intriguing. […]
Make Something: BIG!
When Noah Scalin wrote today’s Make Something prompt—“make something as big as you possibly can”—I suspect he had in mind creating something life-size. Huge. Outlandish. But honestly, the very first […]
Make Something: From a Plastic Bag
Use a disposable plastic bag to create something new. While transforming a grocery bag into a lovely flower, I found myself engaged in the process. First cutting and folding the […]
Make Something: Heavy Seem Light
Today’s “make something” challenge was to make something heavy seem light. I thought of affixing wings to a pig; but I don’t have ready access to a pig today. Plus, […]
Make Something: Nature Jingle
Write an advertising jingle for something in nature. This seemed the perfect creative assignment to involve my poetic, musical, silly daughters. Together, we brainstormed aspects of nature, filling a page […]
Make Something: Dots
Today’s prompt for making something suggested using dots. Connecting dots, drawing with dots, coloring with dots. My first thoughts were of pointillism. I was in the mood to play with […]
Make Something: Smell
Make something in which the sense of smell is the essential component. Today, my creation is a written observation … My husband smells good. People know this about him. It’s not […]
Beth Nyland 