Make something that camouflages with something else.
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
--Quintilian
Monday, February 28, 2011
tenth bird
Make something that camouflages with something else.
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
--Quintilian
Sunday, February 27, 2011
incidental bird
For ninth bird I drew using my left hand. What was funny about this experience was not only how strangely it turned out, but also that my brain couldn't really handle it. I would become absorbed in my drawing, and my brain would get frustrated with my left hand's inability to work quickly and neatly. Several times, my right hand snatched the pencil away from my left hand (but don't worry, my right hand never actually put pencil to paper).
To appease my brain and release a little of the agitated tension that my right hand acquired from "watching" my left hand fumble about, I drew an additional picture.
Chris: "Why don't your people ever have faces?"
ninth bird
This project was much less time consuming than my previous projects and had the charm of being utterly ridiculous and stress-relieving.
Work on the other hand. Pick a medium you're comfortable with, then work with your nondominant hand--if you usually favor your right hand then only use your left and vice-versa.
Ok, we won't talk about the structure of that sentence.
I decided to draw because I didn't want to cover myself in paint or glue or accidentally adhere something to something else. See first bird.
Work on the other hand. Pick a medium you're comfortable with, then work with your nondominant hand--if you usually favor your right hand then only use your left and vice-versa.
Ok, we won't talk about the structure of that sentence.
I decided to draw because I didn't want to cover myself in paint or glue or accidentally adhere something to something else. See first bird.
Yes, I drew this completely left-handed.
Proof!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
eighth bird
Do something using only water as your medium/inspiration.
Ok, so, I'm officially obsessed with stop-motion videos. True story.
Technically, I cheated because I also used a camera, my computer, and food coloring. Hopefully, you'll someday find it in your heart to forgive me.
I also took some fancy pictures with water. ENJOY!
Friday, February 25, 2011
seventh bird
This one took forever long, and was rife with disaster, but I think I still like how it turned out.
Make a stencil, and use it in your artwork today.
--I really feel like this should have counted for two days. Technically, it's asking you to do two different things. (gripe gripe gripe)
OK. Because I am over-industrious, I decided to make a one-time-use stencil and paint a t-shirt.
Here is le plain t-shirt from I Have No Idea.
I decided to do rain drops. Two wax paper sheets worth of rain drops.
Which I then had to cut out.
And this is when I started to question myself.
The plan was to iron the wax paper onto the shirt, then spray paint it.
I looked on a website, and it promised that this idea was trustworthy and good.
The ironing, it did not work. Apparently when not-so-trustworthy webadvice said wax paper, they really meant freezer paper (not the same thing). But I did not cut out all of those stupid raindrops for nothing.
So I glued the wax paper to the shirt.
--Except for one bit, which I left loose for EXPERIMENTATION.
These are the spray paints that I am using.
Mid-process.
The stencil is very obviously not salvageable. Also, while most of it came off, there were a few bits that needed some extra encouragement.
Also, my fingers are still paint-y.
A close-up of the rain drops.
The wax paper that I didn't glue down smeared, so I just sprayed a light mist of paint over most of the shirt to make it look more intentional.
Outside, right after completion.
Inside, drying. Tomorrow I'll wash it to see whether removing the glue residue affects the paint.
Overall, I think I like it. But, next time, freezer paper.
I will post the washed, completed project asap.
Make a stencil, and use it in your artwork today.
--I really feel like this should have counted for two days. Technically, it's asking you to do two different things. (gripe gripe gripe)
OK. Because I am over-industrious, I decided to make a one-time-use stencil and paint a t-shirt.
Here is le plain t-shirt from I Have No Idea.
I decided to do rain drops. Two wax paper sheets worth of rain drops.
Which I then had to cut out.
And this is when I started to question myself.
The plan was to iron the wax paper onto the shirt, then spray paint it.
I looked on a website, and it promised that this idea was trustworthy and good.
The ironing, it did not work. Apparently when not-so-trustworthy webadvice said wax paper, they really meant freezer paper (not the same thing). But I did not cut out all of those stupid raindrops for nothing.
So I glued the wax paper to the shirt.
--Except for one bit, which I left loose for EXPERIMENTATION.
These are the spray paints that I am using.
Mid-process.
The stencil is very obviously not salvageable. Also, while most of it came off, there were a few bits that needed some extra encouragement.
Also, my fingers are still paint-y.
A close-up of the rain drops.
The wax paper that I didn't glue down smeared, so I just sprayed a light mist of paint over most of the shirt to make it look more intentional.
Outside, right after completion.
Inside, drying. Tomorrow I'll wash it to see whether removing the glue residue affects the paint.
Overall, I think I like it. But, next time, freezer paper.
I will post the washed, completed project asap.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
incidental bird
Ok, so my latest project is taking me a million years to complete. I will post as soon as I finish!
In the meantime, I have been creative at work. If you will accept slapping something choppy and amateur together for a teen group as "creativity."
My library teens are in the middle of a project for a video contest. We've storyboarded our video and are two meetings away from putting it together (it's a stop motion project). Several teens have missed meetings and wanted me to post pictures online so that everyone's on the same page. I thought the pictures and dense text were difficult to sift through because I can't create photo albums for fb group pages. So I made a text-heavy, hard to follow video instead.
Cheers!
In the meantime, I have been creative at work. If you will accept slapping something choppy and amateur together for a teen group as "creativity."
My library teens are in the middle of a project for a video contest. We've storyboarded our video and are two meetings away from putting it together (it's a stop motion project). Several teens have missed meetings and wanted me to post pictures online so that everyone's on the same page. I thought the pictures and dense text were difficult to sift through because I can't create photo albums for fb group pages. So I made a text-heavy, hard to follow video instead.
Cheers!
Monday, February 21, 2011
sixth bird
The second food-related post! This one is much more friendly.
Make something with your breakfast before you eat it.
I call it "Pinwheel on Toast."
Another version.
Toast made more delicious with lime curd, blackberry jam, and cream cheese.
YUM!
Make something with your breakfast before you eat it.
I call it "Pinwheel on Toast."
Another version.
Toast made more delicious with lime curd, blackberry jam, and cream cheese.
YUM!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
fifth bird
Still skipping the outside project. Do not fear, I will come back to it!
Look in the kitchen and work with the first fruit or vegetable you spot.
I started with the pear,
and decided that a pear with a smile that wide was probably a social fruit,
so I gave him a couple of friends:
Orange,
and Apple.
They seemed like they were up to something deliciously devious, so I devised a delectable misdeed.
I call it "Cracked."
Never before has my kitchen seen such cheer over such brutality!
Apple's evil smile is super unnerving.
And Pear looks like he's in the middle of an evil belly laugh.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Look in the kitchen and work with the first fruit or vegetable you spot.
I started with the pear,
and decided that a pear with a smile that wide was probably a social fruit,
so I gave him a couple of friends:
Orange,
and Apple.
They seemed like they were up to something deliciously devious, so I devised a delectable misdeed.
I call it "Cracked."
Never before has my kitchen seen such cheer over such brutality!
Apple's evil smile is super unnerving.
And Pear looks like he's in the middle of an evil belly laugh.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
fourth bird
Technically, this is day five's challenge, but since day four involves going outside and I got home after dark (and since I didn't find it tremendously appealing today), I'm invoking artistic privileges and swapping the days around.
Next, in sepia.
Apparently, I've moved pieces around between these first two pictures.
Work with a collection of objects you have in your home.
I guess I have four main collections: buttons, books, Peanuts paraphernalia, and giraffes.
I may come back to this and experiment with the others, but I today opted for giraffes.
It's meant to be a collage of a giraffe using giraffes. I think I may need more giraffes...
Try squinting.
First, in color.
Sigh. Camera strap in the shot.
Next, in sepia.
Apparently, I've moved pieces around between these first two pictures.
Last, in b&w.
I think maybe the b&w is the best.
Giraffes are wonderful. <3
Friday, February 18, 2011
third bird
2 minutes to spare.
It's name is Fracasito, which means "little failure" in Spanish. Also, it's an origami pig. Just in case you couldn't tell. Fracasito is a muy skilled piggy. It's ears serve as the front trotters.
These are my other attempts.
I think I'm suffering from over ambition coupled with lack of time.
And this is how I feel about it.
Make something out of paper without using
scissors, glue, pens, etc.
It's name is Fracasito, which means "little failure" in Spanish. Also, it's an origami pig. Just in case you couldn't tell. Fracasito is a muy skilled piggy. It's ears serve as the front trotters.Sigh.
These are my other attempts.
I think I'm suffering from over ambition coupled with lack of time.
And this is how I feel about it.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
first bird
Make something small that you can hold in your hand with readily available materials.
__Ok, so I decided to make dinosaur cards, but experiment with using crayons and then heating the drawing(s) to alter the texture.
First Josie and I tried microwaving the crayons, but this didn't really do anything.
Solution! Ironing the drawings (with a wax paper cover)!
Attempt1:
Apparently, the rug is meltable. I didn't feel like pulling out the ironing board. CHAGRIN!
And, yes, it is now fused to the rug. Sigh.
Attempt2:
I didn't brush off the extra crayon bits beforehand. (I blame my extreme distress.) I actually like the T-Rex better.
Interesting how the colors melted, though.
I think that next time parchment paper will be better than wax paper.
Also, ironing boards will be better than rugs.
__Ok, so I decided to make dinosaur cards, but experiment with using crayons and then heating the drawing(s) to alter the texture.
First Josie and I tried microwaving the crayons, but this didn't really do anything.
Solution! Ironing the drawings (with a wax paper cover)!
Attempt1:
Apparently, the rug is meltable. I didn't feel like pulling out the ironing board. CHAGRIN!
And, yes, it is now fused to the rug. Sigh.
Attempt2:
I didn't brush off the extra crayon bits beforehand. (I blame my extreme distress.) I actually like the T-Rex better.
Interesting how the colors melted, though.
I think that next time parchment paper will be better than wax paper.
Also, ironing boards will be better than rugs.
Monday, February 14, 2011
nought bird
In honor of my darling Valentine (and my first project before I started the 365 challenge):
My love for you is undying.
My love for you is undying.
Happy Z Day.
Shining Eye
Mister is so sneaky.
This book challenges the journaler to create something every day, and has daily ideas to get the juices flowing.
I do hereby reserve the right to change or ignore any and all suggestions that a) I do not find inspiring and b) I am not able to complete. I (mostly) refuse to feel guilty if I miss a day. (However, feel free to pester me if I slack off entirely.)
As to the theme of this blog, the title comes from one of my favorite childhood poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses called "Time to Rise":
A birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon the window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said:
"Ain't you shamed, you sleepy-head!"
Each day a new creative challenge will cock it's shining eye and shout at me, demanding that I push past explaining that I don't have time to do anything and that I start trying out all of the ideas I've been saving for later. While I'm not expecting to have my life changed by this, I do hope that I surprise myself with what I can accomplish and what I can founder. I need to learn how to do both.
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