30 Days of Creativity~Day 30

30 Days of Creativity! Time to celebrate!

Let us know here how you plan to celebrate your final day.

Did you create something that you can share here? Have you made an intentional commitment to create every day? Are you noticing the creativity that is in you more and more? Whatever it is...if you are reading this, and have read even some of the blog posts, you are aware of the creative journey you are on.

Take the time to celebrate and enjoy the commitment you made to yourself to create!

So good to be with you all...I am off to do the 30 Days of Creativity celebration dance:)

30 Days of Creativity~Day 29

Lovely, gentle snow…outlining the trees.

After I went skiing, I took these pictures.

The beauty of every day...what do you see outside today?
Icicles hanging, glittering against the black velvet of nightfall.

30 Days of Creativity~Day 28

What do you see?

How do you uses your senses to create? What have you made a commitment to for these past days of 30 Days of Creativity? Have you set aside time to create? Have you tried some of the activities here...or did not need to?

Even if you have not posted on this blog, has creativity found its way into your daily life? Are you noticing things differently?

Remember, you can come back to any of these blog posts in the future. This blog will remain open. Comments are welcome at any time.

30 Days of Creativity~Day 27

Nature by Numbers (click to see the video)

While we are observing...we can be contemplating the complexity of it all. This video integrates math, art, science and nature wonderfully.

What are you noticing as you look deeper into your own creative complexities? It has been 28 days of this on-line focus. What do you think each time you see the daily "30 Days of Creativity" in your email box?

30 Days of Creativity~Day 26

Safety Pin

Activity: Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Look around your home for a household item you see/use regularly. Really take a look at it. How was it made? Where was it made? Could you make one? What was involved in the process of creating this?

I found the safety pin above as I was re-attaching my son's lunch box handle. I stopped. Took a look. And really remembered that I find safety pins extraodinary. What about you?

30 Days of Creativity~Day 25

Take a look at this portrait by Matisse. What do you think this woman is thinking?

Write what you think in the comments.

30 Days of Creativity~Day 24

Breakthrough

What has "broken through" for you as you have created every day? What have you discovered about your own creative journey? Even if you just read an occasional post...did it change your thinking in any way?

Let us know your thoughts!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 23

Click the image to see the movement
Taking a look...finding color from black and white.  Click the image to see what colors you might see!  Let us know in the comments.
Creativity...seeing what is there...out of what seems like nothing or something very different!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 22

Hipster PDA

Here is a method for organizing.  Click on the image above and find out more!
”What’s 43 Folders?”
43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

30 Days of Creativity~Day 21

Overload
How often do you say...."I am so BUSY!"  What is causing the overload?  Where can you "let go" of some of the busy-ness?

Breathe...I am slowing down on sending posts out on time...why?  Did not follow my own routine.  I let the overload win...and my creativity took the hit.  So, back to my planning and schedule that includes "Be Creative".  (the next post will give you the method I use...*sigh*)

30 Days of Creativity~Day 20

Elizabeth Gilbert~Nurturing Creativity

Click the image to watch the video. OLÉ!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 20

Routine

What is it that you keep as part of your day...everyday? What is your routine? Do you ever change it?

Taking 30 Days to be creative...really look at your creativity...supports your daily routine. What have you noticed?

30 Days of Creativity~Day 19

Breakfast of Champion, by Hank Willis Thomas and Ryan Alexiev (Click the image to enlarge:)

Making art using ordinary objects! This image has been created in breakfast cereal (there is a friend of mine in this group who really likes breakfast cereal;) What do you notice? 

Add your comment and/or your link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 18

Looking Down

Take some time today to look down at the ground. What do you notice? Do you see patterns? Something remarkable? What grabs your attention?

Observe...create a way to "capture" what you see in your drawings, your knitting, your collage, your photos, your paintings, your writings...

30 Days of Creativity~Day 17

Lois Mailou Jones
Bringing color to the canvas.  What colors to you see around you?  if you were to paint what is in front of you, in your every day life, what colors would you choose?

Write your comments or place your link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 16

Georgia O'Keefe, Shell 1934

Just look around. Observing the beauty in nature is a creative act in and of itself. What do you see?

Add your comments and/or link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 15

We are half way through our 30 Days of Creativity!  Wow!  How are you doing?  Are you finding "creative adventures" every day?
Share with us here!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 14

Ze Frank~creative

Click the image...see the joy of Ze Frank's creativity

What are you noticing today as you create?  Post your comments and link below!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 13

Vik Muniz

How creativity is seen by Vik Muniz...what do you think?

Create. Create. Create. Take a look...what to you notice? Do you see your art in the things around you? Do the colors and sounds you see connect to your art?

Post your comments or link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 12

Looking up
Activity:  Take some time today to just look up.  What do you see?  Take a photo of what you see when you look up...or draw it, or paint it...or write down the words that describe what you see.

Are you taking a moment to notice how you are creative every day? Post a comment or your link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 11

Herbie Hancock

Musical interlude...click the image to see the video.

Enjoy the sounds all around you. What do you notice in the sounds as you create? Post your comments and link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 10

Noticing...Snowflak, wondering about miracles

When someone says to me “There is no magic or miracles in this world.” I think about snowflakes.

If each one is unique, and each is intricately beautiful, how are they made? And when the snow blankets the yard…there are billions of them. How can this be?

So…I say, yes, there are miracles and magic…and wonder and mysteries every day. We just need to take a moment to notice and believe.

Snowflakes…little miracles.

What are you noticing today? Post a comment or your link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 9

Theo Jansen Creates New Creatures (thanks Steven!)

Click the image to see wonderfully created creatures!

What are you working on today? Time...little steps...move us into new areas of discovery.  Post a comment or add your link below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 8

Activity:

• Get an index card
• Get some magazines
• Go through the magazines and pull pictures that draw you in
• Cut the pictures that really connect with your dreams
• paste them to the index card
• place the card where you can see it daily
• Enjoy the images

What are you working on?  How is your day to day creativity going?  Have you read back through the other comments? 

Place your comments of links below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 7

Activity:
Word Chain

~Write one word
~What other words pop into you mind as you think of that word?
~List them out
~What do you notice?


What simple creative acts are you noticing each day? Are you being intentional with creating? or...are you noticing the creative acts after they have happened? Share with us in the comments or Mr. Linky below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 6

Green

Activity: Count up all of the things that you see today that are green. Make a list. Post it here.

You may do the above activity if you wish…but it is only a suggestion. What are you doing today to support your creativity? Let us know in the comments or post your link in the Mr. Linky box below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 5

Activity: Click on the image above and watch the tutorial, Grow a Mandala. Try this activity out, if you like. What do you notice?

How are you being creative today? What is one small act that you would consider "creative"...that brings you a sense of joy and accomplishment?

Add your comments and/or link below!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 4

Listen

Activity: Take one full minute to stop and listen. List out all that you hear. What do you notice?

Create,Create, Create! What are you working on today?  Tell us in the comments below or add your link in the Mr. Linky box below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 3

Lunch Doodles
Activity:  Try out the tutorial above.  Click the image above and draw some faces!  What do you notice?

What are you creating today?  Are you working on an ongoing project?  Have a technique question?  Put your thoughts into the comments or add your link to the Mr. Linky box below!

30 Days of Creativity~Day 2

                                                                          Red

Activity: Count up all of the things that you see today that are red. Make a list. Post it here in the comments.

You may do the above activity if you wish...but it is only a suggestion. What are you doing today to support your creativity? Let us know in the comments or post your blog link in the Mr. Linky provided below:

30 Days of Creativity~Day 1

Are you ready? Let's get creative!

Each day I will send you a post from this blog. Comment in the area below the post and let us know how you spent some time creating or add your blog link in the Mr. Linky area provided!

Remember that creativity means something different to everyone. The purpose of 30 Days of Creativity is to connect with others who wish to observe how creativity fits into their day. Feel free to ask questions and give your views on what it means to you to be creative.

Also, each day I will give you a short activity. When you have one of those days where you just don't "feel" creative, you can try one of the activities to get your thinking charged. Share what you discover!

If you have a blog or a link to your photos, feel free to add it in the comment area.

Activity: Word Play! Write a sentence that describes you. Change the words around in the sentence. Read each new sentence aloud to yourself. What do you notice?

Example: I create works of Visual Art.
I work on visual art creations. I visualize work creatively. Creating is visual art...I work. Visual Arts creates work (for) I (me). Of I, works visual, create art. Working, I create visual art.