Make Something Every Day…. um…. maybe?

18Dec/110

Make Something Every Day…. um…. maybe?

So, I bought this book, A Daily Creativity Journal: 365 - Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life by Noah Scalin. It was sort of bought on a whim. I was looking for some sort of journaling exercises, creativity prompts, something, anything, to help me get my juices flowing for the new year.

The author made a commitment to create a skull a day and ended up on the Martha Stewart show, with a book deal, and giving lectures. I really don't expect any of that to happen to me. In fact, that's hysterical. The author also said he gained a "toolbox full of new skills and creative ideas". I like that. I read the beginnings of the book, shaking my head the entire time, thinking there is just no way I can make this happen. But I keep wondering. The first thing I am supposed to do is choose a subject or medium. Something I would enjoy, and be willing, to explore for an entire year. I am realizing how difficult this could be, since the thought of doing anything for an entire year sounds rather daunting. I like change, I get bored, I can't even keep a hairstyle for longer than it takes to grow my hair a few inches.

So then I started wondering, at the encouragement of the author, if maybe I could commit to making something every week. And heck, let's just throw it all out the window and go for one thing a month. But that sounds lame. So I'm back to something every day. Or maybe week. Heck, I don't know.

The most important thing the author says, and all of the other artists who are interviewed throughout the book, is to not give up before you even try. Think of it as little steps, instead of thinking about it as a whole year.

So, I'm thinking about it as little steps. I cheated and read the prompts for the first week or so, and they seem manageable. We'll see if I crash and burn on January 1. Or 10. Or 27. And I just picked those numbers at random. They have no significant meaning whatsoever. In case you were wondering.