Make Something: Wallpaper
I suspect I’ve used this quote before, somewhere in this year of making something every day. That’s because it really resonates: “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.” Pablo Picasso […]
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Make Something: Pencil
Make something with a pencil? Sure. I love pencils. They’re so forgiving.
Make Something: Rubbing
“Gravestones are the classic source for this technique,” writes Noah Scalin in his instructions for Day 135 of 365: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life. He’s suggesting a […]
Make Something: Passing Through
Day 124: Make something seem like it is passing through a wall or other solid material that it normally wouldn’t or couldn’t. Conceptually, I knew exactly what I wanted to […]
Sibling Discovery: our first independent goals
After more than a year of Sibling Discovery conversations—having covered nearly all the prompts in our zip-top bag—my brother and sister and I agreed that these monthly discussions are good […]
Make Something: Words
Make something with words? Hardly seems fair, considering “words” is my theme for this year of making things, and words are my medium of choice all the time. But I’ll take […]
Make Something: At the Grocery Store
Today’s “make something” suggestion was to go grocery shopping. Noah Scalin offered extra credit for making the work at the grocery store itself. So while my husband and stepson shopped for […]
Make Something: Self
“Incorporate yourself into whatever you make.” Don’t I do that every time? Creating, to me, is intensely personal. I pour a bit of myself into everything I make—whether it’s a […]
Home | A Jumping Off Point
When Norma and Paul and I got on the phone in May 2013 to continue the Sibling Discovery Project, our slated topic was home. I had prepared a quick, visual […]
Potluck | Paul’s Boxes
Thinking on the prompt potluck, “the first thing my head went to was church potluck,” Paul said. “But sometimes, getting ready for dinner, Mom would say if we don’t have […]
Catching Up
Somehow I got nearly a year behind on posting about the Sibling Discovery Project. Tomorrow, my brother and sister and I meet again for our monthly discussion. We’ve completed the […]
Make Something: Dots
Today’s prompt for making something suggested using dots. Connecting dots, drawing with dots, coloring with dots. My first thoughts were of pointillism. I was in the mood to play with […]
Make Something: A Lot
Quantity over quality: work with a lot of something. So came today’s instruction from Noah Scalin’s book on making something every day and changing your life. (Have I mentioned that […]
Make Something: Haiku
I shrieked with delight when I turned to today’s prompt in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. Write a haiku! That’s in my word-ly, poetic comfort zone. (Plus bonus points for illustration.) […]
Make Something: Instructions
This one was easy! For the past year, I have been relaxing into my place as teacher, motivator, coach, mentor for writers. So when Noah Scalin’s book directed me to […]
Beth Nyland 