The main takeaway that I garnered from my Art Book Challenge - completing each and every project in Metal Discovery Workshop - was the process of making the project, any project, my own.
It isn’t always easy, particularly if you don’t fully jive with the project or in this case, the weekly challenge. And creating outside of one’s comfort zone is never …well… comfortable.
But if you can find something that links to you personally – subject matter perhaps, or modifying it slightly, using fabric instead of paint for example – then moving outside your self-imposed box becomes less difficult.
Who knows you might just discover something new about your process, your art or your vision.
And how exciting is that?!
Case in point, Bridget Benton decided to do a “twofer”: combine this week’s “Sharpie’n'Gesso” challenge with another themed prompt of “breakfast”. Going beyond the suggestion of a glossy magazine photo and using her own photograph of her (really yummy looking) breakfast, gave her challenge that very personal connection we are all after.
I absolutely LOVE the resulting image. Kudos Bridget!
Challenge #5 - Bridget Benson
Challenge #5 - Bridget Benson
oooo! I love the take that she took here! I may try this using a photo myself. Wow!
That did turn out well.
And Metal Discovery Workshop looks like a good book. I've only gotten to glance through it so far, but I'm looking forward to getting time to read more closely.
cool idea!
I'm going to need a new challenge come June when the Bead Journal Project ends. You've got me thinking now…
Trying to play catch up with your challenges, Jen. Am only now completing #5 which you can see here:
http://stacyalexander.blogspot.com/
Had a good time with it. Changed the "rules" a little bit and drew the lines in AFTER I applied the gesso. Then, I cut out the figure and applied it to the piece I made for the citrus challenge. It was fun!
xo
Happy Valentine's Day!
Stacy