Play with shapes, patterns and materials · S10.21

Describe one natural detail in two ways

You would like a low-stakes practice in shifting descriptions.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Choose a visible natural detail or a photograph, such as a leaf, rock, or cloud.
2. Describe it once by appearance and once by another feature, such as texture, location, or what you wonder about it.
3. Notice how the descriptions differ without deciding that one must replace the other.

An example

The leaf is yellow; it is also curled at the edge and lying beneath a tree.

Reflect

What did the second description bring into view?

Next time

Try the same descriptive flexibility with an ordinary object if nature is not accessible.