Comments on: Art Every Day Month Check-In: November 22nd

By: Chelle

Chelle — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:56:50 +0000

Challenged myself with tiny portraits. It actually looked good when I was finished and then I had ice cream in celebration.

Thank you so much for this. It has helped me to find that part of my life that was missing. I don’t know why I always put art on the bottom of my list. It makes me happy and I should do more things that make me happy.

By: Diane M. McKnight

Diane M. McKnight — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:17 +0000

This AEDM has really helped me to meet some new artist friends and it has challenged me to try and be a little more creative each day and I have tried a few new things along the way. Showing up is half the battle as you say, but I find that it is even harder to just post some things that I might not be as happy with as I would like to be and just see what kind of reaction you get. Sometimes other seem to like the things I don’t care for as much. It’s interesting.

My Day #21 is up now. I took a “soul feeding” diversion trip instead of creating art.

By: lilas

lilas — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:49 +0000

i love the power of the blue

By: Sue O'Kieffe

Sue O'Kieffe — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:14:59 +0000

Posting late but better than not at all, right? My offering today includes a link for downloading a set of high resolution Photoshop brushes that I made.

By: Michelle Halpern

Michelle Halpern — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:12:51 +0000

I am new to AEDM… today is my first day! I joined with just a week left in the month, but I plan on doing every day that’s left.

I won NaNoWriMo in 2007 and 2008 and this year life has me juggling too much to make another win possible, but I intend to reach 25k and will be happy with that. AEDM, however, is exciting because there are so many possibilities. Paint, colored pencils, crayons, collage… I can try a new medium every day and never get bored. And it’s self-contained, I don’t have to keep building on one idea like I do with NaNo. I will still try to do NaNoWriMo again next year, but I will also be doing AEDM.

By: shannon

shannon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:09:27 +0000

i love that…keep “showing up” no matter how hard it feels. i’m feeling that in so many ways in my life. showing up, being in that difficult space, is where the magic really happens. so i stay there. i wait. i listen. i struggle. i practice. i breathe.

thanks for sharing!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Where to begin to list the ways in which AEDM has helped me? Mainly it has helped me get back into the habit of creating after over 20 years of doing almost no art. But it has also helped me to increase spontaneity, confront fears, let myself play more often, accept imperfection, appreciate error, gain confidence, have patience with the process of learning, and embrace and honor my self. And it brought me into this amazing art community of positive, supportive, and beautiful people. AEDM has been life changing in a huge way for me!

By: Rennata

Rennata — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:43:05 +0000

Showing up on the page has taught me to trust in Serendipity.

Before I came to your page today, I wrote my post about how I have changed and grown as an artist. Last year this challenge got me back into regular creating. In the last two years I have gone from being almost completely blocked to participating in a cooperative gallery. This years challenge has just been a joy to me. A lot of days it has been hard to come to the page, but it has helped me get there. The support of this community has made me feel safe enough to share in public my writing as well as my art. I can not thank you enough for this challenge and what you do here.
Rennata

By: Patty DiSandro

Patty DiSandro — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:48:00 +0000

What a nice thought from your mentor, Maron. Thanks for sharing it with us – and thanks as always to Leah, for her encouragement and enthusiasm. It seems every time I’ve been disappointed in myself this month, a blog from Leah has popped up, saying in essence, “It’s ok! Do what you can and keep trying!” Very helpful and inspiring.

By: Maron

Maron — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:29:46 +0000

I love your post for today. My “mentor” told me that I should not worry if someone else lokks at a piece I did and says “anyone could do that”…she said..yes, perhaps they could copy that… but YOU are the one who thought of it, you are the one who gave it life to share with the world…