Pigs do fly or how it all started

Feb 25, 2017 · 4 min read

The phrase “when pigs fly” is an adynaton — a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility. The implication of such a phrase is that the circumstances in question (the adynaton, and the circumstances to which the adynaton is being applied) will never occur. [Wikipedia]

To start something besides my job, was a huge adynaton for me. I work really hard from Monday to Friday. During weekends, I just try to chill and restore my energy bank. But I could not escape the guilt feeling that I am wasting time and should do something with it. So, I decided that 2017 is a perfect year to put my passion for upcycling and creativity to work! And on February 5th I gained all my magic together and went live on Facebook to tell the world about my new project Second Magic — a media/visual platform and community for people who love to surround themselves with handmade and upcycled things. We take old stuff, most of the time “garbage”, and give it a new magical life. Because everything and everybody deserves a second chance.

Today, I am a day away from my second live jam and I decided that it will be nice to do a evaluation of the first project I created online, in front of couple of hundreds of people, “When Piggies Fly.” And for this you may need:

A jar — I got a small one from pesto. The baby food ones are perfect.
A couple of little piggies — I got them from an online store, but I am sure if you have children around you, they will find them for you.
Pom poms — They will bring fluffiness to your project and will imitate the clouds.
Cork — I used it for the top of the jar.
Feathers — You got to have them! Our piggies need to fly high.
Stars — But that is totally up to you, but I needed some magic in my project.
And of course, glue.

STEP #1

Take some feathers and attach them to the back of these pink goddesses. You can attach a star at the bottom, but that is totally optional. If your jar is a little bit bigger, then put two piggies in it. If it’s like a jar from baby food, then better do one. After that you can take a piece of string and attach it too, so you can glue the top and piggies together. As you can see from pictures I used something similar to whatever the fishermen use.

STEP #2

Prepare your cloud! Make it as fluffy as possible. And to do that use as many pom poms as you can. To glue them down I used my magical glue gun. After it all sticks together make sure to attach our flying piggies too.

STEP #3

Now, since your pigs can fly it’s a matter of time that your magic will start working. So, for step #3 you just need to add some super stars, or you can leave your jar natural. I felt that I needed a little bit more more magic to my project.

STEP #4

We are almost done! All you need to do is put your flying piggies inside the jar and secure the top with super glue. Really! That’s it, folks! Well, except, I still got a couple of words to say. This project seems silly but for me is iconic! Just like the adynaton that basically tells you that something is impossible, I proved to my self that nothing is and I just need to focus and don’t let my dreams go. Hope that you will join me in this chaotic, creative and colorful journey!