Today turned out to be very extremely unsettling (in a good way) for me. I realized through the process of developing my "thing" that my thought process during creation is characteristically narrative in nature. My composing process is all about the story I am telling, both in art and in writing. When I originally began, I had no clue about what I would make. I originally assumed by the instructions that I was supposed to make something functional from these miscellaneous things...like a shoe box or a pencil holder. Instead, I began to understand that I could make something, anything, with a purpose. As I pulled my materials together, other UIWP participants began coming over to inquire about what I was making. One person explained that what I was making looked "nostalgic". This began to make me think about creating a board to post memories. One of our writing coaches then pushed me to think about memories in a less typical way. This resulted in me trying to represent memories that I wish I could hold on to but am unfortunately losing over time...such as what it feels like to be in love and be loved...