Made By Humans
So far this week we have mapped our daily route and somewhere we used to live, and we’ve made the sea monsters to go at the edges of our maps. Today I want to challenge you to map your mind, which can be as literal or figurative as you like. I found a brain shape […]
First, can I just say, 90 days! I’m actually impressed with myself. I had no idea when I started this challenge if I could even do it, and I had no real expectation that I would keep it going if it got hard, and here we are, 90 days in. It feels like a big […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]