À l'écoute

Clay! Suddenly the class seemed more exciting. We were told to us the block of clay to make our monster. It could be something we did, a quality we didn't like, or whatever came to mind. I didn't know what to make, so I started playing with the clay. I first made a twisted, snake-like form that I shape between and around my fingers. Parts of it split into almost antennae and then one end flattened. It could have been a tree, but it my mind it was like a ship. Another long piece emerged that was twisted and bent like intestine and I put it into the boat. I took another piece and it became a faceless, closed yet open armed figure. It fit onto the front of the creation. There was another block that became like the outline of a country and it became bent and warped as I fit it on the back. Another little figure with sad sideways eyes and hole in the heart climbed aboard and finally another piece that blanketed the knotted innards and connected with the antennae. I guess there were many little monsters. I would share a photo except the next task was to tame the monster. Smush ! They all squished together and it was hard to smooth such a big piece of clay all at once. It became two pieces. One the grew from a flower to an ear and the other emerged as a set of stairs. I fit them together. There was no conclusive interpretation of the ear. I thought the combination was rather funny. The best understanding that I have of it right now is that it's about learning to listen to myself and what I want ... and as my roommate added maybe not the monsters.