As I have been working on my holiday card, I've really been struggling with being "secular". I honestly think that anything winter-y or holiday-y is associated with Christmas. Or at least, I associate it with Christmas. This should really speak volumes, considering I don't celebrate Christmas, but when I see a snowflake, I think, "Oh, Christmas!" Poor Hanukkah. It never had a chance.
This "Christmas is everywhere" business makes this secular holiday card a double challenge. I wonder if part of this assignment is to struggle with the realization that every innocent image or idea is actually something Christmas-y. I have a feeling that is not supposed to be the challenge of this assignment, but it is probably my biggest obstacle. Anyone else?
Or perhaps it is the realization that every image we choose is embedded with layers of meaning just like the words we select. I think the lesson to be learned is that we have to analyze our choices very carefully before we design or write. With that said, yes, I too am having an obstacle since I decided to make two of my dog pictures "snow scenes"--i couldn't put my dog in his green and red argyle sweater since Christmas has laid claim to those two colors. Bummer!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting to me. I too do not celebrate christmas, and I agree I notice that a lot of winter commonalities are related to christmas, but I find this helpful. I now know what is related to christmas so I know what not to use, unlike so many in the class who seemed to be having a hard time realizing that certain things actually are christmas and not just winter.
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