{"i_see": "A flat green wedge lying on the floor, wide at one end and tapering to a point, like a leaf pad blown sideways.", "current_idea": "Bonsai tree", "new_seeing": "a windswept bonsai, its whole canopy one wedge streaming one way", "weigh": "The wedge already has wind in it; a canopy shaped by weather is a bonsai with a verb.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai, canopy streaming sideways", "might_be_why": "The wing tapers like foliage combed by years of wind in one direction.", "next": "A short brown brick tucked under the wide end of the green wedge, lifting it up as the trunk.", "answers": ["The taper streams; that's motion already.", "From the request, but the part gives it wind.", "The point wants to trail off, unbalanced, not centred.", "Nothing yet; a trunk must take it.", "The space under the pad wants to be a trunk and air.", "A gesture, if the wind stays in it.", "Adding the trunk, a real piece.", "Not done; it's only leaves."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": "Where is the wind coming from?", "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": "own way", "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a green leaf", "kid_wants": "a brown trunk under the leaf", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 5, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 2}, "about_the_last_piece": "A wedge with wind built in; I like it.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Start with a small round pot, a leaning brown trunk, then this wedge streaming off the top.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 2, "do_it": false, "why": "The wedge is a good canopy; build down from it."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3004", "swap": null, "piece_colour": "brown", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "6 wide x 3 deep x 3 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: wind blows one way", "depth": "pot at back-centre, trunk leaning forward-right, canopy wedge one plate thick on top", "steps": [{"part": "canopy", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs long", "at": "top, streaming right", "joins": "on trunk studs", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk", "pieces": "brown 1x2 brick, brown slopes", "size": "2 bricks tall, leaning", "at": "under wide end of canopy", "joins": "under, on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "pot", "pieces": "blue round or 1x4 arch", "size": "2-4 studs, low", "at": "under trunk", "joins": "trunk on its studs", "done": false}, {"part": "small accent", "pieces": "1x1 round plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "maybe one blown leaf", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "trunk"}, "aim": {"piece": "#1", "side": "bottom", "end": "left"}, "want_piece": "brick", "want_on": "green", "taste": "a canopy combed flat by wind, all leaning one way", "turn": 0, "cost": 0.22692140000000002, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "The wedge already has wind in it; a canopy shaped by weather is a bonsai with a verb.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A green wedge lying flat like a mossy slab, with a little brown stack rising from its middle: a stump starting.", "current_idea": "a windswept bonsai, canopy streaming sideways", "new_seeing": "the green is moss on a slab; brown trunk rises from it", "weigh": "Ivy turned my canopy into ground; her version is better, the trunk can grow up and lean.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bonsai growing out of a mossy green slab", "might_be_why": "The brown stack already reads as a trunk base sitting in moss.", "next": "A brown 1x2 brick on top of the brown jumper, hanging off one side so the trunk starts leaning right.", "answers": ["Not yet; a leaning trunk would make it move.", "From the subject, but Ivy flipped the part's job, and I'm following the part.", "The wedge wants to be ground, not leaves.", "The green wing is holding it all, and it should: it's the earth.", "Space above wants the crown, off to one side.", "Neither yet.", "Adding trunk.", "Far from done."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She built the trunk up out of my green wedge, turning my canopy into a mossy slab.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": true, "kid_thinks": "a tree stump on grass", "kid_wants": "a brown brick leaning on top", "feelings": {"excitement": 7, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "I liked it: one small move and my leaves became the ground.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Low blue pot first, crooked brown trunk on it, green pads on top.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 2, "do_it": false, "why": "Ivy's slab idea is fresh; a mossy-slab bonsai is new for me."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3004", "swap": "3070b", "piece_colour": "brown", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "6 wide x 3 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: trunk leans one way", "depth": "green slab flat on the floor, trunk rising from its middle, crown off to the right on top", "steps": [{"part": "moss slab", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs long, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "rests on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk base", "pieces": "brown round plate, brown jumper", "size": "1 stud, 2 plates", "at": "middle of slab", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk", "pieces": "brown 1x2 brick, brown 45 slope", "size": "2 bricks tall, stepping right", "at": "on jumper", "joins": "on studs, offset", "done": false}, {"part": "crown", "pieces": "green 1x4 arch or plates", "size": "4 studs wide, thin", "at": "top, leaning right past the slab", "joins": "on trunk studs", "done": false}, {"part": "accent", "pieces": "1x1 plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "one leaf on the moss", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "trunk"}, "aim": {"piece": "#3", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "brick", "want_on": "brown", "taste": "a trunk rising out of moss, beginning to lean", "turn": 1, "cost": 0.23792380000000002, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Ivy turned my canopy into ground; her version is better, the trunk can grow up and lean.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A stubby brown trunk on a green slab, with a brown bracket jutting right at the top like a branch reaching out.", "current_idea": "a bonsai growing out of a mossy green slab", "new_seeing": "a bonsai with one branch reaching right", "weigh": "Same idea, but Ivy's bracket gives the trunk a branch that reaches sideways, and I like that.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bonsai with one branch reaching right", "might_be_why": "The bracket juts out sideways the way a pruned branch does.", "next": "A long thin green plate across the top of the brown bracket, sticking out to the right like a flat leaf pad.", "answers": ["The bracket reaches; the rest is still a stump.", "From the part: the bracket's reach.", "It wants weight hung off it, not hidden.", "The brown brick holds it; fine for now.", "The right side wants a flat green cloud.", "A gesture starting: reaching.", "Adding a piece: the foliage is the tree.", "Not done, there are no leaves yet."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She gave the trunk an arm: a branch reaching right where the leaves can hang.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": true, "kid_thinks": "a little tree stump", "kid_wants": "long green leaves on the brown arm", "feelings": {"excitement": 7, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "Glad of it: it turned a stump into something reaching.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Small round pot, short crooked brown trunk, one flat green pad off to the side.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 2, "do_it": false, "why": "The slab works as moss; this one is still growing."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": "", "done": false, "done_why": "", "play_piece": "3666", "swap": "3700", "piece_colour": "green", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "6 wide x 3 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: the trunk and branch lean right", "depth": "green slab on the floor, trunk in the middle, a flat leaf pad on top reaching right past the slab", "steps": [{"part": "moss slab", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "rests on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk base", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper", "size": "1 stud, 2 plates", "at": "middle of slab", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk", "pieces": "brown 1x2 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "on jumper", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "branch", "pieces": "brown bracket (Ivy's)", "size": "2 studs, reaching right", "at": "top of trunk", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "leaf pad", "pieces": "green 1x6 plate", "size": "6 studs long, thin", "at": "on top of the branch, overhanging right", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "second pad", "pieces": "green 33 slope 3x2", "size": "3 studs, smaller", "at": "lower, on the bracket's side studs", "joins": "sideways studs", "done": false}, {"part": "accent", "pieces": "1x1 plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "one leaf on the moss", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "leaf pad"}, "aim": {"piece": "#5", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "plate", "want_on": "brown", "taste": "a stump getting one arm and reaching sideways with it", "turn": 2, "cost": 0.2436306, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same idea, but Ivy's bracket gives the trunk a branch that reaches sideways, and I like that.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A stubby brown trunk on a green slab, a long flat green pad streaming right off the top like wind caught it.", "current_idea": "a bonsai with one branch reaching right", "new_seeing": "a windswept bonsai, canopy streaming right", "weigh": "Same tree, but Ivy's tile made it windswept; I like that more than a plain branch, so I'm keeping the tree and adding the wind.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai on a mossy slab", "might_be_why": "One long pad streaming one way off a short thick trunk is the whole windswept-bonsai shape.", "next": "A green slope tucked lower on the brown bracket's front studs, a smaller second pad under the long one.", "answers": ["The pad is moving: it streams right. The trunk is still stiff.", "From the subject, but the pad came out of the parts.", "The bracket sticks out awkwardly, and that makes a good branch knuckle.", "The one brown brick. It's fine and it should stay short.", "The space under the long pad wants a smaller lower pad, or nothing.", "It's a gesture, because the wind is doing it.", "A piece. A second pad is part of the tree.", "Not done. It needs one lower pad so it reads as a tree and not a flag."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She stretched the leaf pad longer to the right with a smooth top, so the tree leans into wind.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": true, "kid_thinks": "a tree in the wind", "kid_wants": "a small green leaf under the long one", "feelings": {"excitement": 7, "confidence": 7, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "Smooth and long. It turned the branch into wind.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Start with a small round pot, then a short leaning trunk and one long pad streaming sideways.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 3, "do_it": false, "why": "The moss slab works; the shape is already reading."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3298", "swap": "3622", "piece_colour": "green", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "8 wide x 3 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: everything streams right, with the wind", "depth": "moss slab on the floor, trunk in the middle, long pad on top, smaller pad lower and in front", "steps": [{"part": "moss slab", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "rests on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk base", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper", "size": "1 stud, 2 plates", "at": "middle of slab", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "trunk", "pieces": "brown 1x2 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "on jumper", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "branch", "pieces": "brown bracket", "size": "2 studs", "at": "top of trunk", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "leaf pad", "pieces": "green 1x6 plate + 1x4 tile (Ivy's)", "size": "8 studs streaming right", "at": "top of branch", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "second pad", "pieces": "green 33 slope 3x2", "size": "3 studs, half the top pad", "at": "lower, front of the bracket", "joins": "sideways studs", "done": false}, {"part": "accent", "pieces": "1x1 plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "one fallen leaf on the moss", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "second pad"}, "aim": {"piece": "#5", "side": "front", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "slope", "want_on": "brown", "taste": "one long pad streaming off a short stubborn trunk, like wind", "turn": 3, "cost": 0.2493444, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same tree, but Ivy's tile made it windswept; I like that more than a plain branch, so I'm keeping the tree and adding the wind.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A thick brown log lying across the top of a short stump, green pads tucked behind it and a green slab underneath.", "current_idea": "a windswept bonsai on a mossy slab", "new_seeing": "a bonsai with one huge horizontal limb", "weigh": "Ivy's log is a better trunk than mine: one heavy limb reaching sideways is very bonsai. I'll keep the idea and follow it.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai, one long limb", "might_be_why": "A short stump and then one fat brown limb going sideways is how wind-trained bonsai grow.", "next": "A green slope sitting on top of the brown log's right end, a leaf pad on the tip of the limb.", "answers": ["Not yet. The limb reaches, but nothing on it answers the reach.", "From the subject. Ivy's piece pulled me back to the part.", "The heavy log wants leaves only at its tip, not all along it.", "The little stump holds a big log. Good, a thin thing holding a lot.", "The space above the log wants a small green crown at the far end.", "Halfway to a gesture: a limb reaching.", "Adding a piece: the leaves are the tree.", "Not done. It doesn't read as a tree without green on top."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She made the trunk a big horizontal limb, heavier than my thin pads, to give the tree some age and weight.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": true, "kid_thinks": "a little tree, bent over", "kid_wants": "green leaves on the end of the log", "feelings": {"excitement": 7, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "Surprising and heavy. It makes the tree look old.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Round blue pot, short brown stump, one long brown limb sideways, a green pad only at its tip.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 3, "do_it": false, "why": "Ivy's limb is good; pressing on works."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3298", "swap": "3040b", "piece_colour": "green", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "8 wide x 3 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: everything streams right, with the wind", "depth": "moss slab on the floor, stump in the middle, brown limb in front, pads behind and on the limb's tip", "steps": [{"part": "moss slab", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "rests on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "stump", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper, 1x2 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "middle of slab", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "limb", "pieces": "brown 1x6 brick (Ivy's), bracket", "size": "6 studs sideways", "at": "on top of stump", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "back pad", "pieces": "green 1x6 plate + 1x4 tile", "size": "8 studs", "at": "behind the limb", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "crown pad", "pieces": "green 33 slope 3x2", "size": "3 studs", "at": "on top of the limb, right end", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "accent", "pieces": "1x1 plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "one fallen leaf on the moss", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "crown pad"}, "aim": {"piece": "#9", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "slope", "want_on": "brown", "taste": "one heavy old limb holding a small green crown at its tip", "turn": 4, "cost": 0.2481742, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Ivy's log is a better trunk than mine: one heavy limb reaching sideways is very bonsai. I'll keep the idea and follow it.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A thick brown log on a short stump, a green pad on top and a slope pad trailing right, all leaning off a small green slab.", "current_idea": "a windswept bonsai, one long limb", "new_seeing": "a bonsai whose limb is too heavy for it", "weigh": "Same tree. The heaviness is real, though: it tips left, so it needs a root or a pot to stand.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai with a heavy limb", "might_be_why": "Brown trunk, green pads on the limb, moss slab underneath: it reads as a little tree.", "next": "A small brown brick standing on the ground under the brown log's left end, a thin root propping it up.", "answers": ["The limb streams right, but the whole thing is about to tip left. That's the only movement.", "From the subject. Ivy asked for a bonsai.", "The heavy log wants holding up. Honest support, not hiding it.", "The little stump holds everything and it can't. Give it a second foot.", "Room on the right, under the trailing pad. Leave it empty for now.", "A pose so far. Leaning would be its gesture.", "A piece. It keeps the tree standing.", "Not done. It falls over and it has no pot."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She put a flat leaf pad on top of the limb, a canopy crowning the log. That was my next step.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a little windy tree", "kid_wants": "a brown leg under the log", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 5, "frustration": 1, "boredom": 2}, "about_the_last_piece": "Good canopy, but it made the top heavier than the root.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": "3034", "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Start with a low blue 2x8 tray, a short thick trunk leaning right, small pads on its tips.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 4, "do_it": false, "why": "The tree is here already. It just needs a pot under it."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3005", "swap": "98138", "piece_colour": "brown", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "8 wide x 3 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: everything streams right, with the wind", "depth": "moss slab on the floor, stump and root in the middle, brown limb in front, pads behind and on top", "steps": [{"part": "moss slab", "pieces": "green wing 2x4", "size": "4 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "rests on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "stump", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper, 1x2 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "middle of slab", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "limb", "pieces": "brown 1x6 brick, bracket", "size": "6 studs sideways", "at": "on top of stump", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "pads", "pieces": "green 1x6 plate, 1x4 tile, 33 slopes, 2x3 plate (Ivy's)", "size": "3-8 studs", "at": "behind and on top of the limb", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "root prop", "pieces": "brown 1x1 brick", "size": "1 brick tall", "at": "under the log's left end, on the ground", "joins": "under, clutched to baseplate", "done": false}, {"part": "pot/tray", "pieces": "blue plate 2x8", "size": "8 studs long, flat", "at": "under everything", "joins": "lift tree, set down on it", "done": false}, {"part": "accent", "pieces": "1x1 plate", "size": "1 stud", "at": "one fallen leaf on the tray", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "root prop"}, "aim": {"piece": "#9", "side": "bottom", "end": "left"}, "want_piece": "small", "want_on": "brown", "taste": "a heavy limb held up by one small honest root", "turn": 5, "cost": 0.25659560000000003, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same tree. The heaviness is real, though: it tips left, so it needs a root or a pot to stand.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A thick brown limb on a short stump, green pads on top, and now it's all sitting in a low blue tray.", "current_idea": "a windswept bonsai with a heavy limb", "new_seeing": "a bonsai in a shallow blue tray", "weigh": "Ivy gave it its pot. The blue tray makes the whole thing read as a bonsai instead of a log.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai in a low blue tray", "might_be_why": "The tray says 'potted tree', and the green pads stream right like the wind caught them.", "next": "A small green slope on the left end of the top green plate, rounding the canopy so it reads as foliage, not a box.", "answers": ["Barely. The streaming right is the only movement.", "From the request, but the wind came from the first piece.", "The heavy log wants to look old, not clumsy.", "The stump and Ivy's tray. Good.", "The space under the limb on the right, like air under a branch.", "Leaning starts to make it a gesture.", "Adding a piece, if it shapes the canopy.", "Not done. The top is still a flat box."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "She turned the moss slab blue and added a blue plate. She made it a pot, so it sits like a real bonsai.", "with_her": "follow", "loved_her_move": true, "kid_thinks": "a little tree in a pot", "kid_wants": "a green slope on top", "feelings": {"excitement": 7, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 1, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "Relief. The blue tray finally makes it a bonsai.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Blue tray first, a thin crooked brown trunk, then small pads. No thick log.", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 3, "do_it": false, "why": "It reads now. Press on and shape the canopy."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3040b", "swap": "3024", "piece_colour": "green", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "8 wide x 4 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: everything streams right, with the wind", "depth": "blue tray on the floor, stump and root in the middle, brown limb in front, pads behind and on top", "steps": [{"part": "tray", "pieces": "blue wing, blue plate 2x4 (Ivy's)", "size": "4-6 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "stump + root", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper, 1x2 brick, 1x1 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "on the tray", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "limb", "pieces": "brown 1x6 brick, bracket", "size": "6 studs", "at": "on top of stump", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "pads", "pieces": "green plates, tile, 33 slopes", "size": "3-6 studs", "at": "on and behind the limb", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "canopy rounding", "pieces": "green 45 slopes", "size": "2x1", "at": "left end of top pad", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "longer tray", "pieces": "blue plate 2x8", "size": "8 studs", "at": "under the right side", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": false}], "now": "canopy rounding"}, "aim": {"piece": "#11", "side": "top", "end": "left"}, "want_piece": "slope", "want_on": "green", "taste": "a heavy old limb leaning out of a little blue tray", "turn": 6, "cost": 0.25142359999999997, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Ivy gave it its pot. The blue tray makes the whole thing read as a bonsai instead of a log.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A thick brown limb on a short stump, green pads heaped on top, all sitting in a low blue tray.", "current_idea": "a windswept bonsai in a low blue tray", "new_seeing": "same: windswept bonsai", "weigh": "Still the bonsai; it reads as a canopy now, but the trunk looks like a beam, not wood that grew.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a windswept bonsai in a low blue tray", "might_be_why": "Green pads on a brown limb over a tray; it only needs roots that grip.", "next": "A brown arch on the right of the blue tray, curving down from under the limb like a root gripping the pot.", "answers": ["Not yet; the limb is stiff, like a beam. A curved root would give it some growing.", "From the subject, but the pieces are steering it.", "The heavy limb wants a root, so it looks grown and not just set on top.", "The short stump. A root arching to the tray would share the weight.", "Under the limb, on the right, it wants a root, not more leaves.", "A pose so far.", "Adding a piece: a root is part of the tree.", "Not done. It needs roots, then I should probably stop."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": "A small green clip on the side of the canopy, maybe a twig poking out or a hook for something to hang from.", "with_her": "answer", "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a little tree in a pot", "kid_wants": "a brown root on the blue pot", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 1, "boredom": 2}, "about_the_last_piece": "The clip is a small twig; fine, a bit fussy.", "daydream": {"idea": "a low wide turtle on many feet", "first_piece": "3020", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 4}, "request_piece": null, "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Round pot first, then one thin crooked trunk out of brown slopes, then small pads. Skip the thick log.", "first_piece": "3941", "first_colour": "blue", "better_by": 4, "do_it": false, "why": "This one reads as a bonsai; roots can fix the stiffness."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3659", "swap": "2412b", "piece_colour": "brown", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "8 wide x 4 deep x 4 bricks tall", "symmetry": "none: everything streams right, with the wind", "depth": "blue tray on the floor, stump and roots in the middle, brown limb in front, pads behind and on top", "steps": [{"part": "tray", "pieces": "blue wing, blue plate 2x4", "size": "4-6 studs, flat", "at": "floor", "joins": "baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "stump + root", "pieces": "brown round plate, jumper, 1x2 brick, 1x1 brick", "size": "1 brick", "at": "on the tray", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "limb", "pieces": "brown 1x6 brick, bracket", "size": "6 studs", "at": "on top of stump", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "pads", "pieces": "green plates, tile, 33 slopes", "size": "3-6 studs", "at": "on and behind the limb", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "canopy rounding", "pieces": "green 45 slope", "size": "2x1", "at": "left end of top pad", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "gripping root", "pieces": "brown arch 1x4", "size": "4 studs, 1 brick tall", "at": "right side of the blue tray, under the limb", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "longer tray", "pieces": "blue plate 2x8", "size": "8 studs", "at": "under the right side", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": false}], "now": "gripping root"}, "aim": {"piece": "#13", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "arch", "want_on": "blue", "taste": "roots gripping a small pot, so the tree looks grown, not placed", "turn": 7, "cost": 0.2569536, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Still the bonsai; it reads as a canopy now, but the trunk looks like a beam, not wood that grew.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}