Discussion Questions
What are some ways that engaging in an artistic practice helped Penelope deal with the pandemic?
Many of us may not consider ourselves ‘artists’ or even ‘artistic.’
- If this is true for you, does Penelope’s story help you think about ways that you might be artistic?
- What are some practices or interests you have that help you express your feelings in a constructive way?
According to Wikipedia, collage (/kəˈlɑːʒ/, from the French: coller, “to glue” or “to stick together”) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
The idea of assembling different things to create something NEW might offer a good way to look at your pandemic experience—a way to think about how your life has changed, creating something new and unexpected.
- Is your life different after the pandemic?
- What things have changed in your life?
- Has this “rearrangement” created something new and unexpected?
- Is it positive or negative? Or both?
