1.  Create an assemblage using memoirs and mementos.  The assemblage can be in a wood box, on a piece of wood framed by wood or a picture frame.  BE INVENTIVE!  Glue, tack, stack and sew the objects securely in place.  

2.  Write a paragraph describing the meaning of the objects you included in your assemblage.  If you are having trouble finding meaning in your objects try looking in a dream dictionary. Here is an online dream dictionary http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary  

Vocabulary:

Assemblage:  a three dimensional composition made of wood, textiles and found objects

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell: Solar Sets

          A photograph of me  is represented in three different ways.  One photograph is represented in an oil painting and in two drawings.  There is also a stereo slide of a couple on there wedding day.  The photo was taken by my great grandmother. To see a wedding in your dream, symbolizes a new beginning or transition.  However, to see a photograph in your dream, indicates that there is a relationship that needs your attention.  It may also be telling of a false image and that something is not what it seems to be. Alternatively, it suggests that you are clinging on to the past or to some false hope.  

            There are three types of metal in the assemblage.  Some of them are synthetic and some are real.  The metals represented are copper in the knob, brass in the door hardware plate and silver in the tape around the stereo slide.  Copper represents the power of healing. It also indicates a flow of ideas and information.  Brass indicates deception, falsehood and deceitfulness.  It may also refer to boldness.  Silver symbolizes the moon, intuition and the feminine aspects of yourself.  The knob signifies turning issues or conditions around me and the need to get a handle on them