You guys, I goofed on the booth numbers for my CHA schedule yesterday. Correct info below:
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If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks!
When the new year rolls around, the resolutions start rolling in. But it's not just a resolution to put down the cookies and pick up a dumbbell. Lots of us make art resolutions too. This year I feel like I've seen a million different art projects people are starting — some are daily challenges and others not so daily. Some are participatory and some are personal. I thought I'd put together a list of the challenges that might be interesting to you to explore this year — all of them very compatible with your art journal.
Art Journal Every Day
So, pretty obviously, the first challenge I'm suggesting is to commit to Art Journal Every Day. It's simply a ten minute per day commitment. Open that art journal and write or draw or doodle or stencil or paint or stamp or whatever for just ten minutes every day. That ten minute a day commitment has transformed my art, my career, and my outlook on life. That's not hyperbole. Art is therapeutic and making it a small part of every day is good for your mind and your soul. If you don't believe that you can get that much done in ten minutes, take a peek at this video I posted back in 2013:
In the video I work in short bursts in my journal over the course of 7 days or one week. It's amazing what you can accomplish!
Hand Lettered ABCs
This is a challenge to practice a different letter of the alphabet each day for 26 days.
You can follow the challenge on instagram and read more about it here.
AugustWren 30 Minute Painting a Day
Illustrator Jennifer Orkin Lewis is one of my favorite people to follow on instagram. For the past few years she has been doing a 30 minute painting a day in her sketchbook.
She experimented with a larger book last year and it was too hard. So keep that in mind when choosing a sketchbook to work in. Set yourself up for success with a smaller book!
12 Months of Paint
If a daily painting challenge is too much for you, Jennifer and three other painter/illustrators are hosting a monthly challenge on instagram.
Once a month on the 1st they will post a theme and then on the 15th they will post their painting of the month. This month's theme is "blue."
Let's Make Patterns
Anika Starmer is hosting a year-long pattern challenge.
Each month she'll release a list of pattern prompts for each day. You are welcome to join in every day or just once in a while!
Here's a quick list of things that I enjoy about taking on an art challenge:
So what do you think? Do any of these challenges get you excited? You could be a glutton for punishment and combine them all into some wacky art mega challenge….but for a more measured approach, keep in mind that doing any of these things every single day is really really hard. I encourage you to use the challenges as a launching pad rather than a stick to beat yourself with. If you manage to get a few more pages done in your art journal than you would have otherwise, good for you!
Here is this week's linky list:
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i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
i do like challenges. I need a push outside my usual routine – (rut?) – to try new things. thanks for sharing these.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Some great ideas/challenges. How’s it going at CHA? I will watch on Sunday. Loved the show last year.
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Thanks so much for these super prompts! Already researched each of them. You are so right about challenging ourselves! Happy New Year, Julie!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
Julie, these are wonderful prompts. Thanks so much for sharing these. I love your blog!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I loved watching your video, so inspiring. I am a very new art journaler and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the whats and the hows!
I love all of the challenges around this year, now I want to do the pattern one too and I will be looking into the paint challenge.
I couldn’t agree more about how challenges are so encouraging and get us to do so much more.
Thanks!
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
I’ve joined the Pattern Challenge. I am crazy about pattern and this should spark the creative juices. Plus they’ll become part of my art journal and be ideas for making stamps, stencils and paintings.
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting these challenges, I LOVE challenges, just like you say it gives you a sense of community which I don’t have here in town, and connects you with people that have things in common with you. It is a good way to jump start your practice, thank you so much again. 🙂
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy art journaling!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
thanks for the info on the challenges!
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️
Thank you for linking up to these prompts! Love your art journal and your creativity ❤️