Workshop:
Six Conversations for Writing Creative
Journals
“Hunting,
fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and
cared naught about them.” John James Audubon
We
began this journal section saying, “Art, music, and imagery can become a
separate language of communication. So too does nature. It is a language that
speaks to us, by personally touching our hearts and souls with meaning, and
also by allowing us to share across time and culture with others. Nature as
reflection builds a bridge of communication that gives us soul-to-soul threads
of understanding.”
With
whom do you want to share your discoveries? What age? What method: art,
writing, music, comic books, maps, photos, or…? What will be your bridge?
Sharing builds communication. It’s like the excitement of watching a gift being
opened for a special reason.
We
may not have every moment to pour ourselves in, as did Audubon, but because of
his commitment he still continues to inspire others because of his nature
discoveries that have been passed down through information and art.
And
the bonus is the memories continue to be fresh with each encounter. Nature is
ever present and ever changing. Share both the ordinary and the unexpected.
Action
Steps:
1. Ask yourself, ‘What are three parts of
nature that I find the most interesting, intriguing, confusing, symbolic?’
Other categories? Make your own lists.
2. Then ask yourself, ‘What could they be
springboards to?’ If as a writer perhaps a new setting for a scene or novel, a
vocabulary for metaphors, a source of study, or perhaps a preparation for essays,
or articles or devotions.
3. Or a hands-on project for yourself or your
neighbors or city? What might that look like? With whom might you be able to
share insights to fuel creativity and action?
4. Start a reading list to dig deeper into
your territory.
Share: What is your
dream? What is your first step?
Read deep, marcy
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