You can join in!
Here are the rules we’ve set for ourselves:
- We intend to make 100 art dolls each.
- An art doll is defined as “a handmade human or anthropomorphic effigy”.
- Here on the myartself blog, we will post a picture and write about each doll we make for this challenge … what we learn from the doll, how it inspires us, and so on.
- We agree not to spend money on new materials to create these dolls, where possible. We’ll use “stuff from our stash” and recycled materials.
The invitation:
If you are inspired by what you read here at MyArtSelf, you are cordially invited to join in the challenge. Just remember that the challenge isn’t about making lots of stuff. It is about learning, healing and expressing through the process. It is about setting intentions for a life of quality.
There are two important aspects – making the art and writing about what the art shows us.
You may use our rules or make up your own. You may choose to create art dolls or you might prefer something else. Collage postcards? Mini-art quilts? Shrines?
You could start a special journal to write about the process.
If you’ve been thinking about getting into blogging, maybe this challenge could be your impetus. It is a good idea to have a blog that focuses on a specific theme or topic. Your own 100-art-(whatevers) challenge could be the theme of your blog.
Because blogging is a public act, you might find that you are more motivated to maintain your commitment to the challenge if you are blogging, than if you just keep a private journal.
If you are not yet technically savvy, a really basic blogging program to cut your teeth on is Tumblr. And it is free. So is Blogger, which packs a little more punch.
Typepad costs money but it is preferred by many creative types who take their blogging seriously.
The MyArtSelf blog is built on a Wordpress platform hosted on a privately owned website.
If you establish a blog to track your own personal 100-art-(whatevers) challenge, please link to www.MyArtSelf.com. We will respond by linking to your blog.
