The 100 Day Project (5): Second Wind

A wonderful rainy last day of April to invite you into my world and share what's going on. It's Day 67 of the #100 Day Project, and I think I've found my second wind. I've made art a morning activity this week, and found it gets me into the day peacefully but with something important checked  off my list. This week, I've done more "Words to Remember". Each one came during morning meditation, and served as a helpful reminder during the day. I tried to use some collage, stamping, stenciling and "stacking" to simplify the drawing and give my hand a break.

Days 61-67 

Other stuff...

I made some colored backgrounds with Lindy's Magicals.

And returned for some high focus Reticula and Fragment work on white with a sepia pen.

Ahhhh!

Tomorrow's the first of May. My friend Anne-Yvonne recently reminded me that "En mai, fais ce qui te plait!" This common French proverb says: "In May, do what you will!"

Whatever you do, "May" it be fun!

What a month! #The 100 Day Project and Project Pack 20 or TADA!

I see it's been a month since my last post. Believe me, it's not that I've been sitting around twiddling my thumbs. No, they and my other digits have been hard at work on the #100 Days Project and Project Pack 20. There were certainly some fits and starts, interspersed with torn muscles and arthritis pain. I definitely lost my momentum with both projects. I lost my confidence, too, as my inner critic found hers. I forgot to tell her, "Thank you very much for sharing. Now please go back to your seat and wait to be called upon."

There were definitely "meh" moments, especially with the 100 Days Project. Coming up with a weekly theme was challenging enough, but a daily idea? And just keeping up with the numbers and the photography was hard for me!! Honestly, I got behind and caught up by doing a couple a day. Mea culpa! I think that's okay. I just want to push through and move along as best I can, learning to recognize my creative energy when it appears, and give it all my attention. Lately, I've been doing the small pieces in the early morning, after my morning journaling. This is working well now, but will probably change with the summer weather, when I need to be outside early before it's too hot. I will cross that bridge...

First, here's what 60 Days of tangling looks like:

For those of you who may be bothered with the "missing tile", Day 2 has 2 sides.

Days 28-32 (I decided to photograph the remaining days of the 100 day project from Sunday to Saturday.)

Days 33-39, where I gave myself a break from the words to remember theme.

Days 40- 46, with words when they came to me!

Days 47-53

Days 54-60

As for the Project Pack, I decided to do a large piece rather than the 7 individual ones. I used a colored background--spring pinks and peaches and violets! I modified the blossoms a bit for the composition, and tied them all together with the vining background. The drawing went fairly quickly and seemed to flow. The shading. Took. A. Long. Time. But it was a zen experience that had me totally focused. As you can see below, it was worth every minute.

A detail showing the before and after shading effect

Before shading and vining background

The completed piece 10.5 x 10.5 inches

I've done some other pieces, too, that I'll feature next week, along with the 100 Day Project work.

Until then, take care and happy tangling!