Creativity Exercise - week 3

 

Hey y’all, welcome back to another weekly blog. This time I wanted to dive into a prompt that’s straight out of "Caffeine for the Creative Mind" and honestly, it’s one of the weirder ones yet. The challenge was simple on paper but tricky in practice: create something purposeful out of a turkey carcass. Sounds gross, I know, but that’s the fun of it. The whole idea is to push yourself to see potential where you normally wouldn’t.

Here’s where I landed with five ideas:

  1. Garden Sculpture – Instead of tossing it, imagine drying out the carcass and turning it into a funky garden ornament. 

  2. Desk Organizer – The ribcage could actually act like slots for pens, pencils, or paintbrushes. Its a really weird holder, but definitely a one-of-a-kind desk accessory.

  3. Bird Feeder – Hollow it out, string it up, and pack seeds inside. Other birds get a meal, and you’ve just turned leftovers into something that gives back to nature.

  4. Mask or Costume Base – With some creative carving and a lot of paint, the carcass could be repurposed as part of a mask or a dramatic piece for a costume. 

  5. Musical Instrument – A stretch, but the hollow bones could be re-imagined as percussion tools. You could make a quirky drum or shaker out of it.

This exercise was messy to think about and would definitely be messier in real life, but that’s the point. Forcing yourself to look at something leftover and ask, “What else could it be?” makes you really ponder and stretch your imagination to other lengths, regardless of it being a bit of a gross one.

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  1. Vettes ViewSeptember 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM

    When I read this, I was thinking leftovers. What kind of food dishes could I make to keep this bird from going to waste. So that being said it was a tricky project. That bird would have to be its own serving dish. I would have made ladles from its thigh's bones and a bowl out of his rib cage. I don't think anybody would help me eat it, but it made for a good idea. Thanks...

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