artistic block!!!

[aakemi.livejournal.com]

 im taking an a.p. studio art class next year and have 7 pieces to complete during the summer.
one has to be an exploratory piece, which HAS to use the following materials: 

- gesso/white paint
-charcoal
-ink or black paint
-masking tape
-newspaper
-a discernable figure
-cardboard

any idea of what i could do? i was thinking something with like eating disorders 
but i dnt have a clue how i could tie it in. anything would be helpful
even if you think of something frequent shown in newspapers like re-occurring articles i could work with
thanks so much everyone =)