STRUCTURED TIMED EXERCISE FROM A WONDERFUL WORKSHOP “Be Inspired: Create Something Every Day” by Maria Gatling at Austin Details Gallery on August 31, 2010
Task: write a mini-saga about your life where you are right now. You can include how you got here or where you are going or something important about right now. Like all stories, include a beginning, a middle and an end.
My Essay:
As Pomp and Circumstance echoed through the stadium and tears filled the eyes of excited parents, my brain began morphing. Structures of classrooms, ideas about teaching, dwindling passion for understanding challenging brains began marching off into compartments. The sides folded up into boxes as each one was filled. The flaps criss crossed and closed on top. Gingerly and lovingly I clicked the switch securing them into their new home. The toy boxes and playgrounds in my mind were released and mayhem ensued. Now, daily, I seek to create islands of creative order surrounded by flagrant colors, ideas and directions of creative chaos.
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