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Visit Keri Smith's blog [http://www.kerismith.com/blog/]

it's pretty amazing.

  • Go for a walk. Draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk.
  • Write a letter to yourself in the future.
  • Buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). Use it everyday.
  • Draw your dinner.
  • Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal.
  • Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street.
  • Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about their work.
  • Find a photo of a person you do not know. Write a brief bio about them.
  • Spend a day drawing only red things.
  • Draw your bike.
  • Make a list of everything you buy in the next week.
  • Make a map of everywhere you went in one day.
  • Draw a map of the creases on your hand, (knuckles, palm)
  • Trace your footsteps with chalk.
  • Record an overheard conversation.
  • Trace the path of the moon in relation to where you live.
  • Go to a paint store. Collect 'chips' of all your favorite colors.
nov 12 2008 ∞
may 13 2009 +