21day creative exercise challenge

Whoa, I am really in for it. Lately I have been posting nothing but photography since I haven't had time to do any new art. My blogger friend Diana Evans still visits my page faithfully, and she leaves comments for every new thing I post. Thank you Diana, you're the best!

Speaking of Diana, I just purchased one of her WristCandy pieces on her Etsy, shown below. Check it out, and her fabulous blog if you haven't seen it featuring yummy sketches and little black dresses.


Upon visiting Diana's page, I noticed that she was part of a group of artists participating in a 21 day excercise, inspired by Laurie Halse Anderson's keynote in New England at the 2008 NESCBWI conference. To read more about this challenge, click on the link to Alicia Padrón's page. Alicia is hosting this challenge.

Basically, the challenge is based on Laurie Halse Anderson's keynote, that it takes 21 days to form a new habit and how we can take 15 minutes out of our day to create. I think now more than ever I need that, as my production levels are halting. Most of that is due to lack of time and life changing events, juggling new jobs, beefing up my portfolio and taking on a bunch of new freelance clients while trying to learn how to be a web designer. Sheeew! So I think I can handle 15 minutes out of my day, although I know my work is not going to look post-worthy!

My personal goal for the 21 day challenge is to learn to be loose with my work and subject matter. To have fun with it, and get some good use out of my wacom tablet. I also have a ThinkPad laptop with a stylus that I never use, and I want to get used to that. My work will be done primarily in Illustrator, maybe Photoshop. If I'm really pressed, I'll have to sketch it. And my inspiration for my daily pieces I will let come to me in my daily adventures, whatever that may be. So let's see where this goes, and if I can keep up with it!!!