Thank you for joining me on this journey
What you now have is 10 great ideas for you to kick start your creativity, and not see the blank page as something to fear. You have loads of ideas within that just need a little bit of nudging to come out.
As you practice you will learn about what you like and do not like about different activities, (like food try it before you say you don’t like it). You can take different ideas and interchange them as you go along or you can join them together to see what you get.
Here are my results for taking the 10 mins each day. If you played along I hope you enjoyed it, what was your favorite one?
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Here is what I came up with over the 10 days (click on the title prompt for the instructions for that activity:
Prompt 1 Drawing what you see - Create a splodge of paint and then draw the image that you see.
I did a few of these, I really enjoy the process, and you can come up with such a variety of images - great for working on later, you can follow up things that you liked or that worked well.
Prompt 2 - Take time outside - Go for a walk and photograph 5 things
Here is one of the things that I photographed, some flowers that I grew - Mexican Sunflower, brilliant color, they grow over 9 feet!Prompt 3 Find anImage - Find the image, inspire yourself - using a magazine select images and make a collage
I chose images and colors that speak to me, and I guess also reflects the journey that I am on.
This is a really fun activity, you can use up any scraps that you might have had lying around and create some lovely pieces
After fusing the wool using the Heat n Bond I used the sewing machine to add some more doodling. I would like to add to this piece and may used it in another challenge.
The stitches do not have to be anything fancy, just keep it simple.
Prompt 5 Unusual Marks - Find different sticksGreat way to find out what kind of marks you can get from the supplies you have. Who would have thought you could do all this with these simple sticks and old pens!
After creating a collage, adding some doodling and mark making to it. Utilizing some of the skills you used in previous prompts.
You can even take it further with your doodling.
Making the doodles with the fabric and wool for prompt 4 has given us a great jump off point. I added a backing to the fabric, stitched it creating some more interesting marks and added beads and attached to a stick - remember to keep it simple, and build on it as you have more time.
Prompt 8 What is in a background - Create a backgroundI love creating backgrounds, and this is a great excuse to use all those different textures into the piece. I used tissue paper, inktense blocks and gesso.
I made marks with the sticks and added additional paint, this was a great surface to do the last prompt on.
I did two 1 minute pieces, one 3 and one 5 minute sketches.
The time goes really fast, and this is a great warm up exercise. As you continue you begin to notice and capture different things as you spend longer and observe more.
Prompt 10 Bring it together You could start a new piece or use one of the pieces that you created before. I decided to use the background that I had created in prompt 8. As you know I love creating faces, I kept the colors simple trying to retain as much of the background as possible. I also used stitching and beads to highlight various areas
Remember, the ideas are not set in stone, and you can alter add or substitute other supplies and materials, you can link the ideas together, the main thing to remember is to have fun as you create. As you learn a new technique you grow, don’t limit yourself or put yourself down, don’t compare but enjoy the adventure and grow, and be an inspiration to others.
I hope you enjoyed these ideas. If you want to have your own copy of the booklet I created then sign up for my Mailing list and I will get it sent out to you.
Stay blessed and be a blessing.