January is an ideal time to start a monthly project. My friend, Laurel, and I wanted to do a collaborative art project each month and came up with POD.
POD stands for Point of Departure. Every month we give each other an image (relating to the monthly theme) and that image becomes the point of departure. We each take our new, unfamiliar image and make a collage.
January's theme is jewelry.
Pop over to Laurel's blog to see what she did with her jewelry image.
I decided to share some short-term goals with Laurel and came up with three to attain before our next meeting:
1. to make and post at least twelve pieces of art to my Esty store
2. to contribute at least once to Illustration Friday
3. to brush away my self-consciousness and perfectionism when it comes to making my art
Being a planner and a collector of things, I like lists. No, I love lists. Lately, I have enjoyed roaming the blogland to read some new year's lists. Also, I can't say no to any book of lists.
Many moons ago while at school I read that making lists helps your creativity. I started a journal that was just lists: birthday presents for my sister, ideas for the next assignment, even a list of future lists. I found that journal today. What a hoot!
The following is a list from that journal. From what I can tell it is the only list I didn't create. And, it is my first Listful Thinking moment to share with you.
15 Pairs of Contradictory Proverbs
1 -- Look before you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.
2 -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Don't beat your head against a stone wall.
3 -- Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Out of sight, out of mind.
4 -- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
5 -- Two heads are better than one.
Paddle your own canoe.
6 -- Haste makes waste.
Time waits for no one.
7 -- You're never to old to learn.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
8 -- A word to the wise is sufficient.
Talk is cheap.
9 -- It is better to be safe than sorry.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
10 -- Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
11 -- Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Nice guys finish last.
12 -- Hitch your wagon to a star.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
13 -- Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
14 -- Don't judge a book by it's cover.
Clothes make the man.
15 -- The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Silence is golden.
New year, new goals. My studio is clean of all Christmas paraphernalia and it is time to get back to work.
Today I had my first meeting, of the new year, with friend and fellow art-blogger Laurel of Cranberry Cloud. We meet every two weeks to share ideas and experiences with blogging and Esty stores. Although there is a lot of blogging support online it is terrific to talk face-to-face with someone (over tea, out of the studio). It feels like a creative, fast-paced brain storm session which is hard to do via emails.
I decided to share some short-term goals with Laurel and came up with three to attain before our next meeting:
1. to make and post at least twelve pieces of art to my Esty store
2. to contribute at least once to Illustration Friday
3. to brush away my self-consciousness and perfectionism when it comes to making my art
Ready... set... go!
