Daily Paper Prompt #36: Found Words {with Natasha}
Wed, September 5, 2012 at 07:15AM Our Daily Paper Prompt for today was designed by Natasha White. Without further ado, some poetic inspiration.
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
Rudyard Kipling
art journal pages by Natasha White, all artwork shared with permission of the artist
The prompt today is ‘Found Words’. How delicious does that sound? I have been doing the Daily Paper Prompts each day, and then adding found words to my pages to make a poem. At the moment I really love the exploration of words and how they fit together, and the new meanings you can give those words. The concept of rewriting a story or an idea with borrowed images or phrases.
detail of found words on an art journal page
I have three books and all they have in common is that they were paperbacks from the library discard sale. Because I knew I was going to cut them up I chose books that I didn’t think people would read and that also had words that yelled out to me when I flicked through. But you can use any words you find.
So look around you today. If you don’t want to cut up a book and give it new life (:)), try a magazine, or advertising material, or a newspaper. Or maybe you overhear a conversation and you record a snippet of what you heard. Put on your detective hat and find some words today and then put them on your page. The background you have already may inspire the words you find, or the other way around. Or maybe they will be entirely unrelated. You may make a poem, or write a sentence, or begin to tell a story. I often find that my mood dictates the phrases that stand out to me, and I don’t question that initial gut feeling. I cut it out those words and begin lining them up, watching a poem take shape, rearranging phrases. Some days I can find words instantly, other times it takes me a little while. You can cut out single words, phrases, whole sentences, it is up to you, just begin looking for words, and then take them as yours.
{Thank you Natasha for this poetic prompt. I interviewed Natasha this summer.}
Find ALL of the prompts at this link: Daily Paper Prompts
Reader Comments (4)
oooooooooooh! thank you, natasha, for sharing this as a prompt! i have seen your "found words" pieces on your blog and am blown away by them, i was secretly looking for an "excuse" to try that too! thank you!!! ♥
This has been a glorious day to play with my last few days' prompt. I've posted #34-#36 in my post http://becurrie.blogspot.com/2012/09/daily-paper-prompts-34-36.html
I've been wanting to try this after seeing your gorgeous work on the blog Natasha - now that you've challenged us I think I'll have a go this week. Hmmm.
this was SO MUCH FUN!!! ♥
http://llaurenb.blogspot.com/2012/09/stitching-drawing-lettering-and.html