'I was sitting here without a shirt on, absentmindedly scratching my back with a pen for about five minutes and I just looked in the mirror and saw that I had drawn a nice mural on my back. It looks kind of like a map of Wyoming, with all the rivers and mountain ranges, or maybe a portrait of Bob Marley. Yes. Tablature.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously describes a pen-drawn pattern on their back resembling a map or portrait, calling it 'tablature'.
- In plain terms
- They drew a random pattern on their back that looks like a map or portrait.
- What can you take from it?
- Spontaneous doodles can become unexpected art.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have a random doodle turned into something meaningful?
Another view
The description is whimsical and may not convey a deeper meaning.
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