Boundless Imagination

This was a mental exercise of some sort that Emily had some of us do a while back- I had my notes on a piece of scrap paper and found it as I was sorting through papers this weekend. Since I didn't want to keep the paper but did want the notes, here you are. I included a few illustrations to help you see (kind of) what I saw. The meanings of each element are in parentheses. I won't bother trying to interpret each one...I don't want to take away all of the fun, do I?

1) Imagine a Desert

My mental image: Barren, dry, high noon, a cactus here, a cactus there, like in cartoons- a cow skull, buzzards, distant mountain, cracked ground, wavy heat lines

Meaning: life

2) Imagine a Storm

My mental image: far off, ominous, aproaching, lightning, wind picking up

Meaning: troubles

3) A Box

My mental image: clear, glass, right in front of me, open top, at an angle (like I'm standing at one of the corners), wavy glass (not clear pane, hard to see through- distorts image)

Meaning: me

4) A Ladder

My mental image: countless rungs, wooden, sticking straight out of the ground, reaching into unseen heights in the sky

Meaning: friends

5) A Horse

My mental image: Looks like Hidalgo, brown and white, saddles, head down, submissive, standing beyond the ladder, no name

Meaning: love

6) Cactus blossoms

My mental image: pink, yellow centers, bright

Meaning: children