Broken

This is a digital collage I made the other day. I am continuing my love affair with blue, I see. I can't get away from using it, so this is my "blue period". ;) On another note, I think I've got a pretty good start to my game board (see previous posts) but I'm stumped for my "hero" character. It looks like some people are having the same problem from the looks in the message forum.

I have to make a batch of polymer clay faces for another project, so I'll just make something with every mold I have. Maybe one of those will speak to me and I can build my character from there. I can't think of a character name either. Barb Kobe (the facilitator in the Creative Journey) suggests naming your hero FIRST and then maybe an idea will emerge. So, I'm off to try and figure all of this out.

Preparing For The Creative Journey

I've been preparing my game board for The Creative Journey (see previous post). This is what I've got done so far. I used a sketch board that I found at Micheal's as my base. I just removed the hardware and that left a nice surface for collage. If you click on the photo you'll get a much better view of the board.

The board is divided into three sections of a circle. The top right portion is "Leaving Home". The bottom half of the board is "The Wilderness" and the top left portion is "Coming Home". You are given certain milestones along the journey and the images you put onto your board are what you consider your interpretations of the milestones. I'm almost finished with it. I'll be adding to it as the game starts and progresses, but this is almost ready for the first session of the class. We will have a teleconference on March 8 and you are to have your board finished, your Hero finished and given a name, and your Herald finished and given a name.

This will be fun. I'll post updates along my Journey to give you some idea of how the game works.

A Creative Journey

I have just signed up for a wonderful class! It's called "The Creative Journey" and it's loosely based on Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey. If you Google "the hero's journey" you'll get a lot of info on the concept. There have been a ton of classes formed that explore this idea further as it applies to certain areas of people's lives, e.g. creativity in this case.

The class is taught by Barb Kobe and you can read about it at her website: http://barbkobe.com/ The class runs from Feb. 22 to May 3. It's designed to help you through a difficulty in your life, a life transition, deciding what to do with your life, or any kind of question you may have about how to proceed on a certain issue.

The class is set up in a game motif. You design a game board based on your life and what you're going through. The above example is someone's actual game board from a previous class. Throughout your journey you'll design game pieces to signify obstacles, allies, fears, etc. The dolls in the collage above are actual game pieces from participants of past classes.

It's not too late to sign up. There has only been one lesson so far. You can listen to the recordings of the classes if you are unable to "attend" via computer. You get an e-booklet of the class structure and all the info you'll need for designing your game board, creating characters, etc. There is a private Yahoo group set up for the participants where you can access files, photos and any other info necessary.

Can't you tell I'm excited about this? I'm in the process of designing my game board now. The next teleconference is a week from Sunday and you should have your game board and your "hero" designed by then. I'll be posting bits and pieces of my personal journey here, along with my other art. It should be a lot of fun!