30 Days of Art Challenge!

I'm delighted to take up the challenge of producing art every day for the next month.  Whooohooo! Traci Bunkers has created a 30 day challenge where those of us who yearn to create art just for the sake of it can support each other in our process.  I am so happy to have found this community of kindred spirits, and I look forward to taking up the challenge.

So why "get your art on?"  After all, I see myself as a writer rather than a visual artist or an arts and crafts type.  Of course writing is its own art, but why the focus on creating pieces of visual art?  For me, there is something about putting pen (or pencil) to paper without having to produce words that--ironically--frees me up to write!  I don't consider myself "good at drawing" or painting, and perhaps it is because they are not in my expertise that I allow myself to just be with them.  The judging voice is silenced (well, most of the time anyway!) and I can just enjoy the process.  So, why not?  What have I got to lose?

Traci has established some excellent ground rules for herself, which I have adopted here.

• I’ll make art every day for 30 days and post what I have done.
• I don’t have to finish what ever I’m working on that day, I just have to work on something.
• I have to work for 30 minutes, but can work longer if time permits.
• It doesn’t matter what I do for the art making, as long as I work on art.
• I won’t feel guilty for taking the time to work on art and I won’t have to justify why I’m doing it.
• I don’t have to go into detail in my post about how I did anything or what tools, materials I used (unless I want to).

I am so excited to get started -- I think I'll go make some art now!