Make Something: Impossible
When Noah Scalin wrote today’s prompt—make something impossible—he clearly had in mind something visual: “Can you trick the eyes into believing they’re seeing something that they’re not?” I thought of […]
Category Archives: Being Creative
Make Something: Regress
Regress. Today, the make something instruction was to work as if I were a young child, using materials accessible to a little one, maybe even with the skills a youngster […]
Make Something: Napkin
Today’s make something task was to create with the napkin I used at a meal … with extra credit for leaving it behind for someone else to discover. Thanks to […]
Make Something: Palindrome
Write a palindrome. Bonus: Illustrate it! Today is our last day of restful vacation in the Columbia River Gorge (tomorrow we travel home). As we moved from one lovely site […]
Make Something: Inspired by a Book
“Flip to a random page in a book at hand and make something inspired by the first sentence you read.” I landed in the perfect place to complete today’s make […]
Make Something: Old Tee Shirt
I was nearly at a loss today. The make something prompt suggested I create something new from an old tee shirt. Here I am, on vacation, clear across the U.S. […]
Make Something: Insects
Make something inspired by the world of insects. Just yesterday I noticed that I have barely seen a bug or spider since we arrived here. I’m vacationing in the Columbia […]
Make Something: Time
Today I was supposed to work with time, by making something that is visible only through a long-exposure photograph. Thank goodness I am married to an accomplished photographer. I would […]
Make Something: Invitation
Today’s make something prompt was to create an invitation to an event where I might not normally encourage participation. As a mom of six, I really should start drawing more […]
Make Something: Backward
Today’s make something prompt made me scratch my head. “What does he even mean?” I wondered. The instructions were to work backward, looking only in a mirror at the work […]
Make Something: Inspired by a Stranger
Today’s make something instruction was to ask a stranger what I should make, and then—if possible—involve that stranger in the creative process. I was out to dinner with Jim and […]
Make Something: Orange
Work only with orange materials today. Try working on an orange surface for a real challenge. I enlisted my eight-year-old daughter’s help for this Friday evening creation. We hunted the […]
Make Something: Nuts & Bolts
Make something with any nuts, bolts, screws, or nails you having lying around. In the past few weeks, my husband Jim has stoked the flames of his creativity in our […]
Make Something: Letter to Me
Write a letter to yourself at another time in your life. This prompt makes me think of the Brad Paisley song, “Letter to Me.” I may not be as articulate in […]
Make Something: Coffee
Today’s make something assignment was to create with coffee—whether beans, or grounds, or liquid. My theme is “words.” No further explanation is necessary.
Beth Nyland 