getting ready for tomorrow
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:21AM gos·sa·mer
Pronunciation: \ˈgä-sə-mər also ˈgäz-mər, ˈgä-zə-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gossomer, from gos goose + somer summer
Date: circa 14th century
1
: a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
2
: something light, delicate, or insubstantial
gos·sa·mer
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1807
(with thanks to the merriam-webster dictionary)
so it's been almost six weeks now, since i opened shari's envelope to find the word gossamer typed and pasted to a pink paint chip. (i've carried that token with me in my notebook ever since, by the way.)
it's been a challenge. this new project, this first word.
when we began imagining wordplay in its current form, i planned to paint. and only paint. i was fixated on painting. i'm fairly certain that i told erin and tracy that i wanted to commit to a single medium for the course of the project. thinking, of course, that i would stretch myself in my painting, explore new possibilities.
luckily, those two wise women were not interested in committing to a single medium. because i haven't painted a single stroke. not one. this project that i've created has nothing at all to do with painting. but it has stretched me in ways that i never imagined.
i can't wait to share tomorrow. and to see what my friends have created.
but now, i'm off to put the finishing touches on gossamer.
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