Alyice on February 23rd, 2009

Weekly Art Challenges

I love the idea of weekly art challenges. The problem is that I can never quite meet the deadlines. I’m not sure if it’s time constraints, being told that I only have five to seven days to complete the task, or because I tend to work intuitively. All I know is that I’m no good with tight deadlines like that—when it comes to art, that is. I often need a couple of weeks to a month to finish just one creative project—unless of course, it’s one of my art jars.

Sometimes, I will begin creating a piece of art, have the entire background done, and discover that I cannot press forward because something just doesn’t feel right—something is holding me back. I’ll stare at the paper and think, “What do you want from me? What is it that I’m not seeing? Where do you want me to go?” Then, instead of forcing the art to come to me, I’ll simply put it aside and move onto something else, until the right time presents itself. Other times, things seem to flow effortlessly and I can get a piece done within two days.

I’d like to change that, however. I’d like to be able to produce works of art faster, more efficiently, and skillfully while still listening to my creative spirit. But being the realistic person that I am, I know that forcing myself to do a weekly challenge will only stifle my creativity and, as has happened in the past, cause me to flake out of the challenge altogether.

So with that in mind, I decided to allow myself the flexiblity to create art on a monthly basis; to create art that speaks to the soul–and not worry about how fast it’s created.

Let’s create art!

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lisa says:
I love it – let’s do it!!

lisa´s last blog post..carnival issue 8 ••••• challenge
Posted at 3:48 pm February 22nd, 2009

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