Jigsaws have been easy and enjoyable for me since childhood. It has only been in recent years when doing them online that I have become aware of how much my subconscious is actively involved in directing my conscious mind to put the pieces together. It has gotten to the point that I pretty much work at quieting myself and sit back and watch my subconscious run the show! Quite fun to see me supposedly setting a piece aside and having it lock-up with the piece where I set it outside of the puzzle! This happens quite a bit! I wish I could come-up with a way to resolve the human ignorance about our part in climate change in just the same way!
Absolutely think you’re on to something. How much more intimate can a person get with an image (other than weaving it😂) than to build it piece by piece? I’m entranced
This posting inspires so many thoughts and questions. I want to see if that fabric at the landfill is salvageable. My brain tries to fill in the unknowns about whose stuff this was and what were the circumstances under which it was tossed. I think of my own contributions to landfills—so many items from my dad’s collection of stored items after he died. I’ve been doing puzzles with Mom at assisted living. It’s an engaging, mindful, and cooperative experience and lulls in conversation seem more natural. I’d love to purchase a puzzle if that’s possible.❤️
Jigsaws have been easy and enjoyable for me since childhood. It has only been in recent years when doing them online that I have become aware of how much my subconscious is actively involved in directing my conscious mind to put the pieces together. It has gotten to the point that I pretty much work at quieting myself and sit back and watch my subconscious run the show! Quite fun to see me supposedly setting a piece aside and having it lock-up with the piece where I set it outside of the puzzle! This happens quite a bit! I wish I could come-up with a way to resolve the human ignorance about our part in climate change in just the same way!
Sandy - so true how the subconscious is at work in such mysterious ways when doing a puzzle. Thank you for articulating that process!
Absolutely think you’re on to something. How much more intimate can a person get with an image (other than weaving it😂) than to build it piece by piece? I’m entranced
Yes, well, weaving it would be pretty amazing, that's for sure. But not all of us would be able to do that...again and again... :)
This posting inspires so many thoughts and questions. I want to see if that fabric at the landfill is salvageable. My brain tries to fill in the unknowns about whose stuff this was and what were the circumstances under which it was tossed. I think of my own contributions to landfills—so many items from my dad’s collection of stored items after he died. I’ve been doing puzzles with Mom at assisted living. It’s an engaging, mindful, and cooperative experience and lulls in conversation seem more natural. I’d love to purchase a puzzle if that’s possible.❤️
Love that you are doing puzzles with your mom. You’ll be the first to know when they are available! Just working on prototypes at this stage.