09.02.08
An Art Journal Page a Day…
Art Journaling… one a day… take one… :)
Alicia and I agreed to start art journaling in the hopes that we could motivate each other. Eventually, we would collect our art and ideas into a new blog with some “podcraft”… podcasts. I like the idea of crafting or doing art no matter what. The fear of not having the right color, medium or perfect idea is huge for so many artists… there have been many times I haven’t picked up a paint brush because I didn’t think I had anything to say, or my expression of art was too pedestrian or immature.
The other problem is lack of motivation… art for one week? No problem. Art for months? ummm… not sure. I don’t wanna.
So, knowing that this will be forced at times… there is no pressure to be perfect. No competitive or inadequate feelings. It’s just art to DO art :) (an emphatic) Yay!
In business news… I’m sort of not doing too much with looking for new shop venues. I will pick it up later on. I’ve got SO many great excuses to why I haven’t done any of it! I won’t bore you :) But I do want to pick up that entrepreneurial torch again and run with it… but for now… art journaling.
Babette said,
September 3, 2008 at 10:16 am
Gorgeous! I’ve wanted to do something like that, too. I had discovered this website – have you seen it? It’s a network of extremely accomplished “Daily Painters” and then they gallery and sell their beautiful little original paintings (usually 6″x6″ oils, acrylics, watercolor, etc.) on this site. Lots of them have blogs and they actually create a painting EVERY day. Amazing. It’s fun to log on and see what’s new. Very inspiring. http://www.dailypainters.com/
I love your idea of podcrafts and podcasts. Maybe you could also set up a site for daily art journalists to share and sell their little beauties?
Graycee said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:00 am
Love the color!!!