So lately I have been addicted to art.
Well, other people’s art.
Well, watching them make art.
I, on the other hand, have done nothing but find reasons why I cannot make art right now.
Things like, “I really want to get this supply” or “I just need the time.”
You know, all that bullshit us creative types like to tell ourselves.
As regular listeners of my podcasts know I have been working my way through
Leonie Dawson’s 2014 Create Your Amazing Year Life + Biz Workbook.
Part of the workbook is to create your vision board for 2014.
I am no stranger to vision boarding and I always love the process although admittedly lack the follow through.
By follow through I mean I tend to put it somewhere and it kinda blends into the background and I no longer really see it. So this year I am going to try out a moveable vision board.
I ended up stumbling upon a video by one of my favorite artists (and warning-you probably will become addicted to her channel if you are anything like me). The video was how to make a vision board using cardboard cereal boxes or something similar. I dug in and had so much fun making it! Seriously whenever I can dig out my mod podge and scraps of paper and paste them all over I am a happy camper.
I did end up shopping for some paints because I loved the bright colors she used on her board and decided to do the same for my own. I had cut out magazine pictures over the course of a week or two and just really had fun.
I didn’t expect it to look a certain way.
I had no inner critic telling me something wasn’t right.
I just played!
So after I was done I decided to do some art journaling and that’s when it all fell to shit.
Well, sorta.
I did realize something about myself.
I realized I had psyched myself out and instead of wanting to art journal I wanted to have this amazing art journal.
Two very different things.
It’s like wanting to have the body of someone who works out every day.
But not wanting to work out every day.
So as I tore yet another paper out of my journal and hid the book
(which I now believe is cursed) in the back of my pile.
As this happened I realized I need to get out of my head, play and Use What I Got!
So no more buying supplies, no looking for amazing techniques online.
I am just going to sit down, play and have fun.
If it looks like my 3 year-old’s finger paintings-good!That’s the spirit I am trying to capture anyway.
And to make it fun, I am going to film them and share them on my YouTube Channel.
And here of course.
I have no idea how long I will do this challenge, I am thinking at least the month of January but I am fickle and change my mind quickly so that may change as well.
Here is the First Video in the New Challenge!
Join me?
Let’s have fun and get our creative on!
Race you to the art corner!
Until Next Time…..
Michele aka The Dreaming Dilettante