Most of January was a month of rest and rejuvenation. I spent the entire month in Stockholm, with a brief stop-over in London, and literally slept for the first two weeks. I was beat.
But it's February (my birthday month — cheers to another rotation around the sun) and I'm back in Baltimore ready to get things popping. What does that mean? New projects, including book number 2!!!, and committing to my creative practice even more. And I'd like for you to join me.
With love day upon us I thought it would be fun to work together on nurturing something we love doing creatively. Sometimes we neglect the very thing that inspires us and brings us so much joy. So here's an opportunity to give your creativity some love.
Whether you're a full-time designer, a dancer, or just want to get motivated to create something this 14 day challenge is for you. Here on Fly and on Instagram (starting today) I'll be sharing exercises and info I've learned over the years as a designer/illustrator and design educator. These are all tips and tricks (and some reminders) that I use when I feel stuck or need a new perspective, and some that I use when working with my design students.
What do you need in order to participate? Just visit here or follow me on IG at @andreapippins daily to see the prompt for the day, and set aside a few minutes a day to flex that creative muscle. I will be posting more in-depth posts here to supplement some of the info.
We'll be using the #iamcreative hashtag to document the progression of the days. If you feel comfortable enough to share your experience please use the hashtag if you post images. I'd love to see what you're thinking.
Here is day 1:
What is that one thing you love to do and wish you could do every day, even for a few moments? Drawing, singing, cooking, painting, sewing? Sometimes we think we can't do it and then make excuses that keep us from our creative passions. For example, not having time or "I'm not creative enough." Honey, that's fear talking. Five minutes less on social media or 30 minutes less watching TV is plenty of time. And not creative enough? How do you really know unless you nurture it and let it grow? When you write down the 3 things that you think are stopping you let those inspire the things you can do to make time every day for a little creative expression. And then do them.
