GISH 2022 In Review

 

GISH (The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt) is always a wild and fun time. This years theme was channeling our transformational energy to create a portal to a a universe of unlimited joy, compassion, creativity, and possibility.

There is a reason you found us and this community of do-gooding weirdos at this very moment in time and space. There is a reason you were invited to participate or happened upon us. There is something calling out to you. It is The Aperture.

The Aperture is a confluence of cosmic and Gaian forces that could catalyze universal change. It is the meeting point of energies that, when harnessed and aligned, creates a portal to what we have come to know as “The Funknown” – a universe of unlimited joy, compassion, creativity, and possibility. This transformative energy has the potential to change our universe for the better and we must act now if we want to activate its transmission.

Here are some of the items I did this year.

I hope they help bring you into "The Funknown" :)

#25 Son-flower.

#33 GRID ITEM. There are a multitude of species of life that exist only in the Amazon, and our wildlife biologists just found the rarest of all: your team! Show us an old-school natural history pinboard with your team as rare Amazonian insects. Every member of your team should be present and we must be able to clearly see your faces.

#37 Boris Johnson resigned and the race for the UK's next Prime Minister is heated. When he won the first time, he defeated such luminaries as Elmo and Lord Buckethead, continuing the tradition of strange PM candidates. This time, a true dark horse candidate has emerged: draw a campaign poster for Optimus Prime Minister.

#90 They say eyes are the window to the soul, so it's about time we installed window treatments. Show us your best eye-curtains, eye-venetian blinds, eye-shutters, or eye-roller shades.

#122 (UP TO 60 SECONDS) Eurovision is too localized. It's time to go global with GISHivision! Each team will collaborate to create the world's GISHiest song & perform it as a solo, group, or full team band performance. Go all out with props, setting, special effects, the works. Post your video to social media tagged #GISH, #Eurovision and #GISHIVISION. - Kamila B. 

(My video can be found by clicking here)

#132 Bridgewater: The Graphic Novelization. Show us the cover.

#149 Ben & Jerry's newest creation: GISH Food ice cream flavor. Design the container and make it clear what's inside. Post your images and tag @benandjerrys and #GISH. - Inspired by Dane H.

#166 Bend the gravitational lens of the universe toward "kindness."

#167 You've heard about "unbridled" enthusiasm and joy, but what about "bridled joy?" Show us "bridled" enthusiasm or joy.

#171 KIDS MENU. Make a "shellfie" — a self-portrait made out of all sea or nut shells or painted onto a single shell.

#175 KIDS MENU. Draw a fantastical secret city all out of impossible shapes.

#181 KIDS MENU. Sure, being your pet is a rewarding vocation, but did your pet always want to be a "pet" when it grew up? We bet it had other career goals. Show us your pet doing the job it always dreamed it would have when it was little.

My pet dragon Fidget being a writer