Words are powerful, the ones we say to ourselves, or those we allow in from other sources. We can also stumble upon them unexpectedly and we can look for ways to find those words that speak to our lives. We can challenge ourselves to make a poem or journal page using found words and cut them out from magazines, books, or even junk mail.
You can make a start by collecting these words
that speak to you. Don’t overthink it, if you are leafing through a magazine
and come across a word trust your instinct and put it aside to use it in your
journal and that time when you are ready to play.
Check out the video on creating word plaques - you can add these to your art journal pages or creative projects.
What else can you do?
Arrange the words into a sentence or poem. Let the
words surprise you. You may find a theme emerging or it might be something that
your heart wants to say. You can glue them onto a painted background, write
around them, or turn them into mini word plaques.
Found word poetry can also a form of collage,
combining meaning and language. It is a great way to incorporate text into your
art. It is another activity that you can
do to kickstart a mood or inspire you.
This can also be a way to sidestep writer’s
block or deepen your journaling. Found words become journal prompts, and even
affirmations. They remind us that language is everywhere—and that meaning can
be playful.
Takeaway Nuggets:
- Found words can give voice to what you
didn’t know you needed to say.
- Poetry lives in the unexpected when you
look closely.
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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey
Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .
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