Make Something: Bathroom
Noah Scalin sent me to the bathroom today. This day’s make something prompt suggested using only things found around the bathroom, with “extra credit” for doing the creation in the […]
Category Archives: Being Creative
Home | A Jumping Off Point
When Norma and Paul and I got on the phone in May 2013 to continue the Sibling Discovery Project, our slated topic was home. I had prepared a quick, visual […]
Feed | Unexpected Directions
In the Sibling Discovery Project, we’ve been transitioning from one prompt to the next in a very simple way. I keep all our unused prompts in a zip-top bag in […]
Soil
In March 2013, the Sibling Discovery Project brought us the word soil—a concept that came easily for all of us. Paul’s vision for a carving was vivid. Norma worked with […]
Cousins | Two Poems, a Comic Vision & Much Reflection
To open our conversation on the word cousins, both Norma and I shared poems … Extended Family Distance, time, and the well-protected elephant withered branches from the family tree. Facebook with […]
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 […]
Beth Nyland 