Reply to Adair: week 4

Maybe you can take your idea of butterflies and surprise and maybe do butterflies coming out of chrysalises? This is a hard project to do. I, too, wanted to do a realistic rendering of my room since it has a metaphor as it's theme. I spent 3 days looking at my initial sketches until a decent idea hit me. This is a fun exercise I do with my students that you might want to try. It is called forced connections. Brainstorm a list of 10 things about your classroom. Then brainstorm another list of things that come to mind when you think of "surprise." Combine one idea from list one with an idea from list two. This process might help you make a connection you can work with.