36. Hygge

Hello Collage Club members! It is August 1, which means our thirty-sixth Collage Club prompt is here:

Hygge

This month’s theme is courtesy of the wonderful Collage Club members Christine Lynn Trigg and Melissa Trigg-Collins! More below:

Hygge (/ˈh(j)uːɡə/, H(Y)OO-gə; Danish: [ˈhykə]; Norwegian: [ˈhŷɡːə]) is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a cozy, contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality.

The noun hygge includes something nice, cozy, safe and known, referring to a psychological state.

By convention, the word hygge is thought to originate from a Danish word meaning “to instill courage, give comfort, joy.”[2] Hygge stems from hyggja, which means “to think” in Old Norse.[2] Hygge is derived from the Old Norse hugr, later hug, which means the soul, mind, consciousness.[3]

In both Danish and Norwegian, hygge refers to “a form of everyday togetherness”, “a pleasant and highly valued everyday experience of safety, equality, personal wholeness and a spontaneous social flow”.[6]

Hygge is a way of life for Danes that embodies a sense of coziness, simplicity, and being present.[4]

Personally, hygge conjures the warmth of fireplaces, the softness of a thick sweater, and the cheery laughter as you play games with friends and family. Connection + cozy!

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Now, dear reader, YOUR TASK IS SIMPLE: Run with this inspiration and collage something — anything! — by the end of the month.

Then, share a photo of the results with Hannah at a.hannah.seo@gmail.com and they’ll circulate it in next month’s newsletter for all to see.

If you’re so inclined, 🚨 please submit ideas for prompts HERE 🚨. Do you have intentions or goals for the new year?? Tell us so we can all collage them! We’ll pick one idea at random each month, in the hopes every club member’s ideas are represented. We would love nothing more than to collage to your creative vision, please send us ideas!!!

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