The Writing Artist

Read and Relate

Character-Building: What’s in their house?

Create a character: what is in their closet, medicine cabinet, refrigerator, car, etc.

Kitchen: (in the corner) a floral mat with a small dish of salt, a citrine crystal, a pink candle, a stuffed raven, and dry rosemary; a foldable wooden stand with mushroom knickknacks and overgrown plants; a pig cup full of wooden kitchen tools; dandelion and lavender moon wreaths hanging on the wall

Dining table: various newspaper clippings scattered atop, a bouquet made of weeds and various herbs in a mason jar, sunflower scrapbook, mason jar of raspberry tea

Car: foliage car seat covers, crystal rear-view mirror accessory, Starbucks trash in the passenger seat, ashtray in the cup holder, flower-shaped sunglasses clipped on the visor, opened mail envelopes piled in the passenger seat, decorative box with poorly stacked documents in the back seat

Trunk: tote of various-sized sticks and smooth rocks, toolbox, dolly, a broken umbrella, empty box of cigarillos

Medicine cabinet: Wellness Bath and Body Works lotion, Old Spice and Native deodorant, biotin and ashwagandha supplements, loose sage and rose pedals, broken plastic comb, organic and crest toothpaste, poison ivy creme, floral pheromone oil, rose roll-on perfume, cheap shaving creme

Bookshelf: numerous manga and anime series, plant livelihood books, The Last Airbender series, Danny Phantom series, Harry Potter series, My Little Pony: Friendship Games and Rainbow Rocks, Dirty Dancing; (on the bookshelf) humidifier, family pictures, lit incense, money tree

Closet: muddy rain boots, pointy black boots, giant paper bag of compost, puffy winter jacket, heart-shaped bust apron, a hard and soft cat carrier


What kind of person do you think this is?

What should their name be?

What should they look like?

picture from here; inspiration pic

Picture by Cameron Felt

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