#nonsenseinspires week 3: words without words

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It's happened to you. That face of that person you just met or last saw years ago is clear in your mind and yet somehow their name eludes you, dangling on a string just out of reach by a cunning, imaginary hand. Or maybe for you it's a song lyric, or a musical tune stuck in your mind but one you just can't place--or erase. See it as a blessing rather than a curse. Nonsense has come knocking.

 Spotting the Nonsense
What are those fragmented lyrics you recall? What memories do you associate with that person's familiar face? What images do they conjure? What do those images make you recall?

How to Use It
Now add something ridiculous. Something that makes you say, "that can't happen." Maybe the last time you saw that person you were in an office at work--and suddenly there was an explosion and you heroically shoved them out of harm's way. Maybe you walked in slow and glorious motion away from the flames, unfazed and unharmed. Maybe the credits rolled to your favorite tune. Take it wherever you want. 

It Works for Me
This series might not be as exciting as all that, but I did glean some inspiration from some long-lost fragments of memorized poetry from authors Charlotte Bronte and Emily Dickinson. (Images originally published in 2015.) I took the phrases I remembered and interpreted them artistically with calligraphy written on the models themselves. I have no training in calligraphy nor do I own any fancy pens, but I did have access to my memory of cursive and a Sharpie. Throw in a few yards of fabric from my stash and suddenly I had something special (even if it was only special to me).

"Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door..." - Emily Dickinson
Model: Amber LaRoux






"I am no bird; no net ensnares me." - Charlotte Bronte
Model: Jesyka Dereta






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