The other day we were listening to music, as we often do on the weekends, and the girl said something about making a drawing that went with the song. It’s a lot of fun to draw, doodle or paint to music, to try to capture the theme of the song or how it makes you […]
Create in Public {Craft Challenge, Day 85}
These challenges are all about how to work more creativity into your daily life, and one easy way to do that is to always have something with you that you can work on. I’ve talked about having a travel project before, and that’s a big help, if you are willing to pull it out and […]
Remake a Masterpiece {Craft Challenge, Day 84}
Our chock-full spring break continued yesterday with a full day trip to a local art museum. It was a beautiful day, and while we don’t actually look at a lot of art while we’re there, there are some sculptures we always see — and I did take her to see Rosie the Riveter even though […]
Take an Inspiration Walk
It’s spring break here at ODC HQ, which means fitting in work and creative time around lots of outings and activities with the girl. Yesterday we visited to local botanical garden, went to a park, took a walk by the lake, bought plants (more about those tomorrow) and took a walk to dinner. We were […]
Crayons and Watercolors {Craft Challenge, Day 69}
Yesterday I said something about trying a crayon and watercolor progress for painting flowers. While I was talking specifically about using the shadow flower technique, it’s fun to play with crayons and watercolors with any kind of drawing. And today was the perfect day to try it out. The girl is home sick, and I […]
Plant Something
As is often the case with Arkansas winters, we just ended a few days of unseasonably warm temperatures with a cold and rainy day and the threat of snow (there were 10 inches reported on the state’s highest mountain, but nary a flake accumulated where I live). Still, it’s cold and gray and dreary today, […]
Take Yourself to the Library
This challenge is not always about making something. It is about feeling more inspired and creative in your life in general. One way to do that is to seek out things that inspire you, whether that’s going somewhere pretty and reading a book, shopping at a store you’ve never been to before, or going to […]