(the angle brackets don’t <appear> on the <daily prompt> page and it <delights> <me>. <visual erasure> for the <un-aesthetic> page where the replies appear.)
This is not the <cutting out> that brings <me> <pleasure / joy>, however. rather, <i> am <thinking> about the <delight / excitement> that come from <purchasing> some 50¢ magazines from the library <store>, settling down with a <sharp> pair of scissors, and <cutting out> the <words / images / textures> that <feel> <good / interesting>.
This isn’t <simply> <cutting out> just to <cut out>. <i> <enjoy> collage(is <enjoying> the same as being <brought joy>?), so the <goal> is to have a stockpile of <images> to <play> with when <assembling>. <sometimes> the <cutting out> will <inspire> a <tone / vibe / piece> and <other times> <i> am <hunting / searching> for <matching / complimentary / contrasting> <images> to an <idea / whim> <i> already have. Either way, the <process> is <meditative>. <i> just start <cutting> so <i> can begin to <visualize> the section in <isolation> from the <sum of its parts> and will allow that to decide the shape of the <cut>–<rounded or sharp> edges, <close cut, slight environmental highlight, or more background>? it’s <working / feeling out> the pages, having a <conversation / dialogue> with dozens of <artists / writers / typographers / photographers>.
it’s sometimes more <meditative> than savasana at the end of a yoga session (especially when youtube keeps auto playing shark tale after the yoga video when <i> just want to lay in <silence> for a moment). Give it a go; <cut / collect> some <images> and <paste> them into something <new>!
Do Androids Dream of Dick? Writings of a Queer Posthumanist 