Thoughts and Ideas 2/21
Conversation Starter
Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow on Groundhog day early this month, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. He is right only 40% of the time! Beloved imperfection. Consider the unreliable characters and people we love in fiction and life. Contrast/compare the term unreliable and unpredictable. Try to articulate what you understand by these terms. Are you drawn to "imperfect" people or in the creative process? Why or why not?
Creative Experiment
Explore perfect and imperfect. Draw a perfect straight line, triangle, circle, freehand fifty times. Walk a straight line, triangle, circle with the perfect tempo, energy, focus, rhythm, form, meaning, . . . aha! Draw some insight. Continue to play. Include 'unpredictable'.
Escape and Inspiration
Live dance! UNM Faculty Dance Concert, Evermore, over the next two weekends. https://unmevents.unm.edu/event/evermore-a-faculty-dance-concert-2/
Photography! The early works of Ansel Adams Pure Photography, at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. https://nmartmuseum.org/art/current-exhibitions/ First Sundays offer free admission to NM residents, Wednesdays to seniors.
Check out the traveling exhibit at the Nuclear Science Museum, To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA examines the history of Apollo 10 and the Peanutscharacters’ role in that flight and more. https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/see/exhibits/to-the-moon-snoopy-soars-with-nasa-opens-january-22-2022
The Box is now hosting The Show, live comedy improv, Saturday nights at 9pm https://www.theboxabq.com/
Take a breather, head outside with a frisbee. Invent choreography to go with each toss and catch! Sit on your stoop and greet neighbors.
Take a walk and look for signs of spring.
