rorschach test

About a month ago the group of friends I have from grad school threw a "green" baby shower for one of the members. People in this group seem to pass through developmentally appropriate stages in a particular order. Aaron & Suzanne were the first to get married and then first to have a child, Jen & Vince were second to get married and second to have a child, Michelle & Jim were the 3rd to get married (but as yet no child), then Shelly & Norm got married and they recently had a child. Along this line Renelle should be the next to marry and likely have a child, and then I suppose it'll be my turn. Okay, stop laughing.

However things are all catywampus what with Jen and Vince getting pregnant for a 2nd time - before Aaron & Suzanne. Although I suppose they got to skip a turn, given they don't really want a second kid.

Anyhoo - so here's Jen, very pregnant, and it's her baby shower. Instead of subjecting her to another round of the guess-the-baby-food game which she didn't seem so thrilled about at her first shower, we decided to put the attendees to work at developing a piece of art for Jen and their family - out of recycled materials, of course. So, we provided everyone with a piece of glass and a bunch of colors of recycled glass. The only stipulations were 1) they needed to develop a design to reflect their hopes and wishes for Jen, the baby, and their family, and 2) they needed to use some form of blue in their design - so the pieces would go together and fit in with the color in the nursery.

So, with that, folks got creative. Then I took them home, grouted them, and put them onto a frame - which with any luck will stay intact. So, here's the rorschach part... and it's up to you - you can try and learn more about yourself from what you see in these pieces, or try and analyze the mental state of the women who designed them. Take your pick.

Against a solid background:

The view from a window (which is the intended location... sorry the lighting isn't so great)


I can't remember everyone's - but mine is the one on the top, Jen's is in the middle (had to be, right?!?.. and that red thing is apparently the Canadian leaf - she was trying to create the Canadian flag in honor of Vince's home country), Michelle made the swirl, I think Suzanne had the flower on the 2nd row, and the rest, I'm not sure.

So, interpret away.