{"id":24590,"date":"2021-09-23T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=24590"},"modified":"2021-10-13T20:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T03:46:57","slug":"image-play-using-pictures-to-write-by-la-bourgeois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/23\/image-play-using-pictures-to-write-by-la-bourgeois\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Play: Using Pictures to Write by LA Bourgeois"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image<\/a>Let’s welcome back LA Bourgeois<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cImage Play: Using Pictures to Write.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Many seasons ago<\/strong>, when George Michael sang that I had to have \u201cFaith,\u201d I ventured onto a college campus for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh from the backwaters of the Arkansas Delta, my eyes and mind expanded with each new experience. During this time, my art history professor handed down an assignment, a classic that stuck with me over the years, Image Play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her version sent us to the Denver Art Museum to study their Asian collection<\/strong>. We were charged with looking at an item, making notes, and then writing up the story of it without any further research.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I recall, I turned in an essay that imagined dancing with the figures parading around a pot, adventuring with dragons, and floating on clouds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since those days<\/strong>, Image Play continues to serve my creative writing. Whether finding inspiration for a story, enhancing my descriptive skills, or helping me uncover the nature of a character, this exercise unveils the secrets hidden within my imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Image Play Inspires New Stories<\/b><\/h2>\n

A provocative image can push you to new heights of imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"sharing<\/a><\/p>\n

Look at these ladies,<\/strong> sharing a ghost story over their spinning wheels and needlework.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n