Stone Soup

 Last week my first stone soup collaboration was very inspiring because of the magnitude of creativity of the design 1 class. All the designs were so thoughtful and creative; it was hard to find any of the collaborations to be the same. My group especially came out of their comfort zone to try to lead each other to make our stone soup tree. Our tree, at first, was just a thought of randomness but soon other group members contributed a personal item to build upon its aesthetic look. At the end we soon had something similar to a Christmas tree, full of ornaments and strings. Our tree was a mix of nature and our human-made trash. It wasn’t well thought out of what it would be, but it was really kind of improved like what jazz musicians do. The wind would knock down our tree but we would just put it up again with more tape. Overall there wasn’t much to say about the tree beside that it was a link to us and nature, using both artificial and natural items to blend into this creation.

Other groups were also very creative in using their surroundings, by turning what was already there into works of art. Groups told stories and made scenes of thought provoking art. From a man sitting on a bench to a colorful lamp post, the whole block was decorated. In the end it was sad to dismantle all the pieces of work and through them in the trash.