The day before yesterday I went into the bathroom to fetch some toilet paper. Unfortunately, I did not know that the roll of tp was not affixed to its accustomed axle, so as I pulled at it the entire roll plopped directly into the toilet. Naturally, my mood at the time was, 'aaah, crap.' My roomie and I tried to see if there was anything worth salvaging from the roll, but after a few minutes we decided it wasn't good for its intended purpose anymore. Therefore, it must be used for something else.
To combat the 'aaah, crap' mood, I brainstormed about how to generate an opposite feeling. So, I set out to make something 'fluffy' and 'comfortable' rather than 'soggy' and 'ruined.' What came to mind were those tissue paper collages that many elementary schools endorse, so I started there. Then, I considered the purpose of toilet paper. To make one feel clean and comfortable, right? Well, what colors best exemplify the calm and clean feeling? Blue! (After all, blue is the color of some household solvents, and blue is also the color frequently used for liquid on toilet paper commercials.) So, armed with two different shades of blue pigments, I set to abstracting my construction further.
Voila! We have Freudentisch: the clean and comfortable answer to all your household needs. (See! There is a use for a Freudentisch, just as there is a use for soggy toilet paper!)
2 comments:
haha, i love that you mentioned the blue liquid in commercials, because when i read "toilets" and saw the image, that was the first thing i thought of.
i think i enjoy the image better without a title or background info, to be honest. once i know what the texture is coming from and get that association with the blue liquid, it does make it a bit squicky to look at.
I think you're on to something interesting here. Why not invent tie-dye toilet paper in shades of blue and green!
Very interesting texture there. I thought for a minute you had decided to use toilet bowl cleaner as the blue pigment.
Way to save that icky soggy mess and turn it into something constructive!
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