this expression is part of a spiritual practice of connecting with the weird. "weird as in the origins of the word wyrd...as in freaky, awkward,...as in queer, as in dance, as in in-between places..." (1) this practice involves blurring the lines between what is real and imagined, between human and non-human, connecting with the strange, the humorous, the whimsical and magical, in order to inspire new ways of perceiving the world. here are some of the creatures born of my wild imagination.