Week Five: WBQ

Think about the last time you created something original (a song, video, literature, idea, etc.) Talk about the process and what you learned from it.


I feel original is a brand new idea and not in the sense of "Oh I wrote a paper," because really your teacher came up with the idea, you are just elaborating on that subject. I feel original is a totally unique idea. When you come across it, your like "Oh I wish i thought of that!"
The last time I created something original was decorating my bedroom wall. I hate staring at the same white walls dotted with little pushpin holes. I stare at my walls alot because they slant and overhang my desk and bed. So, to cover up the bland and trashed walls, I bought scrapbook paper from Michaels in an asortment of colors and began to tape them around the room as if it was wallpaper.
The first thing I discovered was that the tape wasn't strong enough to hold my scrapbook design. I had to make a second trip, this time to Staples, to buy heavy duty scrapbooking/poster tape. It seemed to do the job, but I later realized some papers fall so they need more tape then others.
I then used stickers to decorate where papers met. This not only holds them together but it made my mural look better. I used dots, flowers, and other unique stickers to scatter around the paper. After that I looked up black and white pictures from the internet. I went for an old hollywood theme which was inspired by my roommate's Marilyn Monroe painting. Currently some are falling because the tape again isn't strong enough so I bought glue sticks to glue them down but haven't got around to it.
Another difficulty i had to encounter was my darn corner. My corner seems to have a wall to itself thats so skinny but big enough that you can't use a scrapbook paper to cover it. I figure I may cut the scrapbook paper by using a ruler and scissors to cut excess paper that covers over the corner. I then will outline the edges with ribbon because some of the paper is not even or my wall is uneven.
Not only was I extremely proud of my work but my friends found it unique and wished they had that on their wall. It was extremely tiresome but well worth it. I now come home to a vibrant wall rather than a dull white wash.