Day 5 - Illuminated Calligraphy

We hosted a two-day class here Tuesday and Wednesday, and the guest speaker was our overnight guest, so I wasn't able to do much by way of art those days.  To make up for it, I came up with a complex piece that will take me a few days to complete.

Here is a shot of my practice work, which I always do before committing ink to the final sheet.

Here is a shot of the pencil details I set down after practicing and settling on my design. 

More tomorrow!

Day 4 - Photography

On busy errand days, I like to take my camera everywhere I go so that I can catch photos as I drive around.  With all the beautiful foliage out right now, I got some wonderful shots in parking lots!  When I got home, I took more photos of the lovelies outside my house, too.  I had so much fun!

Day 3 - Collage

I found more images that wanted to be on the collage, so I spent more time cutting on Day 3.  But I'm happy to say I'm done!  I'm really happy with the way it turned out, even though it wasn't anything like I imagined.  That just goes to show that if you let go and allow your creativity to shine through, anything becomes possible. 

What do you think of the finished product?

Day 2 - Collage

Cutting tiny bits of paper off an image takes a LONG TIME!  I spent Day 2 cutting and cutting and cutting and cutting....

Day 1 - Collage

Since I had all the materials I needed already, I decided to begin with a collage.  I found (most of) the images I wanted to use and began trimming.  The detail work took a long time, so this is one of those projects that will take a few days to complete.  For now, I've attached my work in progress so far.  I'll be doing more trimming and possibly assembling today.

Art-A-Day Project

I learned about this project concept from a friend of mine (Hi, BlazeSpirit!) and I thought it was a terrific idea!  I love to create art, but I often put off doing anything creative in favor of the "have to's".  But because I really thrive on a high level of creativity, it should be on my daily list of have to do's.

So this project was the perfect way for me to get started.  I ordered the book, which arrived the next day, read it, and now I'm ready to get started... TODAY!  I am so excited!


So!

My plan is to do something creative every single day, whether I am home, on a trip or anywhere at all.  I thought about the best approach and, thanks to the "No Rules" nature of this concept, I have decided that rather than make something from start to finish every day, I will create 365 unique items.  Some may take several days to complete, based on the medium I am working with, and others may take minutes; allowing me to do more than one per day.  I'm still going to do this for a whole year, because the challenge of committing to something and sticking to it for that long is very important to me.

My theme will be, "Through Faerie's Eyes", so each of my creations will be from that perspective.  I have so many ideas swirling around in my head right now, you can't even imagine!

I'll be documenting my progress each day and posting those and the results here as well.

I've never blogged, so getting started feels odd.  But I'm sure it will get easier over time. I hope you'll stay with me throughout the year, because your support will help me stick to this.  And I always love to get feedback on what I create.

Thanks for being here with me ... Enjoy the ride!