Idea No. 96: Shoot for the Trees
the idea: create an scene out of pen sketching I continued my favorite form of procrastination today: working on another part of the project. This worked really well in college, …
Idea No. 95: How do I begin?
the idea: write a spoken-word poem for Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something How do I begin? (click for recording) Like many people, I’ve always had an uneasy relationship with poetry. But …
Idea No. 94: The Paint Cup
the idea: paint a cup like a rainbow paint can This is an older idea that came from one of many days spent bored while working at a paint your own …
Idea No. 93: Draw Something
the idea: draw something Snow has struck Boston yet again, leaving me housebound for the day. For the most part, this was lovely. I read the entirety of the War of …
Idea No. 92: Trial and Sketch
the idea: sketch to find an illustration style for my book I’ve been writing a lot recently, or at least trying to. I’ve set my deadline as March 21st for a …
Idea No. 91: Wire Dragon
the idea: connect the Calder-inspired wire sculpture activity with the Samurai exhibit. This idea takes a bit of explaining. When I teach off-site for the MFA I have to take …
Idea No. 90: Ask Me About My Book
the idea: create a t-shirt saying “ask me about my book” The picture i made for this post was just a really quick mock-up, but I would love to do this …
Idea No. 89: The Painted Jacket
the (dated) idea: take a regular jean jacket, fit it, and paint it. today’s idea: photograph the painted jacket I made in college I was actually about to type up a …
Idea No. 88: Grassroots Publishing
the idea: get an army of helpful friends to help distribute a self-published book I have self-published four books at various stages of editing and completion throughout my life. One is …
Idea No. 87: Hot Chai Chocolate
the idea: add hot chocolate to a homemade chai steamer I’m out of honey. As a tea-drinker in the winter, this is a dangerous thing. Tonight while I was making a …