Above: the cover art for Episode 244 features one of my 2017 ICAD drawings in ballpoint (based on a photo at Sktchy). My ICAD series this year is in ballpoint on mixed paper on index card. So far, I am focusing on portraits.
Episode 244 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast
In this episode of the CMP, thinking about creative teens and my own perpetual “out of age” feeling, going through a few recent sketchbooks with my mom, thoughts on doing a daily challenge and how it differs from working on single works over time, and an important message about loving what you do. I was away in June, and I recorded the bulk of this show with a handheld recorder. It may sound a bit different than when I record at home, but it gave me the chance to get these thoughts locked in–in real time. Love that!
(Yes, I do mention a “dead cat” in this show, and it’s true, that is what the cover I needed is called. I have one now, so we will see in the future if it makes a difference for portable recordings!)
The Flow of Episode 244 (and relevant links):
It came, it came, it came! (This is really the mantra of this one)
Recognize that you won’t love “every” piece you make equally during a daily challenge, and that’s okay!
Give yourself permission to love what you do. (It is OKAY to love what you do! We don’t get told this enough.)
2017 Index-Card-a-Day Challenge (a June/July, 61-day challenge run by Tammy at Daisy Yellow)
Sign up for the 2017 ICAD Facebook group on the Daisy Yellow site (signup closes July 4, 2017)
Look back on the first four weeks of ICAD: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4
“I think it is important that you give yourself room to look at a day that doesn’t work and move on.”
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