"It is rare that the summer lets an apple go without streaking or spotting it on some part of its sphere. It will have some red stains, commemorating the mornings and evenings it has witnessed; some dark and rusty blotches, in memory of the clouds and foggy, mildewy days that have passed over it; and a spacious field of green reflecting the general face of nature - green even as the fields, or a yellow ground, which implies a milder flower - yellow as the harvest or russet as the hills"
- Henry David Thoreau
Life leaves marks on us. Scars pucker and glisten on our skins. Wrinkles, freckles and life challenges punctuate our expressions. They provide insight to what we've experienced and where we've traveled. If we alter our skins with tattoos, they also have stories to reveal. Everyone has scars that lead to stories.
Creative Write:
1. Tell a story your "marks" reveal. Choose a scar and explain how it decorates you.
2 How did you choose a tattoo and what does it tell about you?
3. Recall time you first recognized freckles. Did you connect the dots?
4. Do the wrinkles of your knuckles crinkle into faces? What do they tell you?
5. How has laughter carved commas on your cheeks?
Explore the textures of your skin. Let the blank skin of the page reflect the shade and grain of your skin.
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