365

"Make something every day and change your life!" -Noah Scalin

The only rule is: there are no rules!

Most Important: Don't stress out. Remember, this about taking little steps. When doing your daily project, focus on the current day and don't think about tomorrow, next week, or next month. Big projects can be incredibly daunting, but you'll be amazed at what you can do when you break them down into a series of tiny, manageable pieces.

The key to a successful daily project is deciding on a subject or medium that you will enjoy exploring for a year.

Keep in mind that a simpler idea will go a lot farther than a complicated on. If you choose a consistent subject matter (skulls, stars, smiley faces, chihuahuas, etc.), pick something you already like. You probably have plenty examples of it in your environment to inspire you, and you'll be less likely to get tired of it before a year is over.

and lastly, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT DOCUMENT!!!!! take pictures/video of not only the finished product. maybe take some of you in the process of making the project. and if it is something that will change over time (snow melting, food rotting), document that as well.

~-~-I will post the day's prompt early in the morning. when i finish my project, i will upload the documentation. in the evening i will post tomorrow's prompt to give you a head's up with the spoiler alert. ~-~-

all prompts and the above introduction rules are from the book A Daily Creativity Journal 365 Make Something Every Day And Change Your Life! by Noah Scalin

DAY 69

PROMPT: make a puzzle or make something using pieces from a puzzle.

I did this while i was at work. i have a tiger pin, named fluffy, that i put on my shoulder. but i draped it over my hand, then drew it draped on a tree branch. when i got home i cut the drawing into puzzle pieces.

DAY 68

PROMPT: create something with paper-mache. you can but paper-mache pulp and kits in art and craft stores, but it's super easy to make, so why not give it a try? (if anyone wants the instructions on how to make the paper-mache, just let me know.)

well, it's not exactly paper-mache, but close enough. i took some of my old cat magazine, tore it into strips, dunked them into a bowl of water, then wrapped them around a balloon. i waited for them to dry, then drew a kitty face on it, then popped the balloon.

DAY 67

PROMPT: write a ten-word science fiction story. Bonus: illustrate it!

i drew a cat in a space suit, in outer space, shooting a laser at a dog.

DAY 66

PROMPT: go grocery shopping and pick up something new specifically to work with. Extra Credit: make the work at the grocery store itself. (remember to buy anything you've radically transformed!)

i got a strawberry greek yogurt at work (i work at a grocery store) to eat and attempted to draw a cat face on the lid with my spoon. i was somewhat successful.

DAY 65

PROMPT: work only with the classic tangram shapes.

using only the shapes i tried to draw a kitty, but i don't like it all that much.