3 week challenge has begun
I got an invite from Suzi Blu a couple weeks ago for this 3 Week Challenge going on over on ning. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was joining when I signed up, but I figured anything Suzi was doing would be fun.
I gotta say I wasn’t all that excited when I found out what it was about, though. I don’t know. I hate to be negative. I really do, but I have reason, see? The group is based on a ten year old book that I didn’t like when I read it all those years ago. And part of the challenge is reading it. I had another look at it on Amazon..
I won’t go into all my reasons, but let’s just say I can’t. Not again.
Putting aside my thoughts about the book, and I have decided to do the 3 week challenge, anyway. There are some great women in the group, and I really like hanging out with them. Three of them wanted to buddy up with me, and well, how can I say no to that sweet gesture.
I’m just going to modify the challenge to better suit my needs, that’s all.
The one thing I can say that I got out of the book are the morning pages. 3 pages, handwritten, in the morning, don’t stop..go! I’ve been doing this exercise for ten years, on and off. So, today I made a little book. I made it small because I don’t feel wordy right now. But, I figure I can handle writing 3 small pages a day for 21 days. It won’t kill me.
I also did some art in my art journal, and I walked 1/2 hour on my treadmill this afternoon. So, it’s off to a flying start. Only 20 days left to go.
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 pm
thanks!! No hurry to answer the email-take your time:)
I got the Artists Way from the library not long ago, I thought it was just me-I couldn’t make it half way through…….it just didn’t hold my interest, though I loved the IDEAS from it-the morning pages and the artist date. talk to you later-It is 1am and still not sleepy so I took a sleeping pill:( I just can’t take another night with no sleep!! So hopefully I will be snoozin soon!
November 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
really? that’s funny..i always feel bad when i don’t like something. but this book was just hideous to me. like you, i do like the morning pages, though. i’m not sure about artist’s dates. i don’t think i ever got into that. probably cuz i pretty much do art wherever and whenever. i don’t need to set a time for myself.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I’m glad you’ve decided to take the challenge and reframe the process to meet your own needs. After all isn’t that what life is supposed to be about?
Hey, check out the photo I’ve posted at my blog. The buildings kind of remind me of your style…….I like yours better of course. When I started out with this piece I had that Beatle song, Let It Be swimming around in my head. Looking at my work, I tend to lean towards the more whimsical stuff and this doesn’t feel that way to me. This weekend I finished it off with a nice coat of beeswax but I’m still not sure it is really “me”. Your critique would mean a lot to me. If you don’t mind.
December 6th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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