CED March Theme: Dreams
February 23rd, 2009
The *totally optional* theme for the Creative Every Day Challenge in March will be Dreams.
How can you use this theme in your creations? Well, you could use the previous themes to help you brainstorm by getting playful and writing all the ways you could intepret the theme. Or perhaps you will dream something up?
If you need some suggestions, I will be posting about the theme throughout the month. Here are a few ideas to get you started. You could:
- *Keep a dream journal
- *Use your dreams (or nightmares) as the basis for art
- *Read about artists who used dreams as a source of inspiration
- *Explore your dreams for the future in a dream board
- *Practice Dreaming Big
- *Turn your dreams into poems
- *Play with visualizations to spark your creativity
How to use the themes:
If you're feeling creatively stuck or blocked at any point during the month, use the theme as a source of inspiration to get you moving.
Using the theme is entirely optional for CED participants. Use it if it inspires you, ignore it if it doesn't. I'll be sharing posts throughout the month around the theme (among other things) to get you thinking about how to incorporate it into your life. I'd love to hear how you use the theme in your creative world.
Feel free to focus on the theme in your creative activities for the entire month or as much as you'd like.
And have fun with it!
I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious. -Andrew Wyeth
p.s. The painting above was one I was working on this week and it seemed to fit the them nicely. It was created with acrylic and ink on watercolor paper. I added the theme word to it in Photoshop.
34 Responses
That is such a beautiful painting, Leah. I think this is the first time I see a ‘woman in the moon’ instead of a ‘man in the moon.’ Original, and enchanting.
Posted by: Shayla | Feb 23, 2009 at 8:23 am |
this is *BEAUTIFUL*, Leah! WOW. I love it. And what a great challenge for March– perhaps this’ll be the month that I FINALLY join in!! xoxo
Posted by: jess gonacha | Feb 23, 2009 at 10:31 am |
I’m such a dreamer. Can’t wait to get started on this one. love your painting…so dreamy!
Posted by: Gayle | Feb 23, 2009 at 10:59 am |
I too am inspired by this theme. I would love to join in. I’ll be thinking about my dreams both day and night. This painting is so inspiring and lovely.
Posted by: Janet | Feb 23, 2009 at 11:54 am |
Your painting is so lovely and ethereal, Leah. I like this theme of “Dreams”. It has tons of potential for creativity.
Posted by: Lynn | Feb 23, 2009 at 12:20 pm |
Great choice!
Posted by: Tammy Vitale | Feb 23, 2009 at 12:32 pm |
WOW! WHAT A GREAT THEME! I LOVE IT! YAY!
I did my MFA theses (2 of them) on dream poetry and have been keeping a dream journal for many years and have gone to Robert Moss’s dream workshops (and others) and write lots of dream poetry, but haven’t done much dream art. This should be fun.
My guess is that I will want to also continue with the previous two themes, too!
PS: I love the dream piece, it is melancholy and sweet and lovely and evocative.
Posted by: mary stebbins Taiit | Feb 23, 2009 at 12:54 pm |
(That was my critical and creative theses I did on dream poetry).
Posted by: mary stebbins Taiit | Feb 23, 2009 at 12:56 pm |
I just wrote a poem that has dreaming as a critical part and will hopefully post it and link it. It would fit all three month themes, in a way (a strange way, admittedly).
Posted by: mary stebbins Taiit | Feb 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm |
(I already posted it!: http://marysreading.blogspot.com/2009/02/surrounded-by-sky.html)
Posted by: mary stebbins Taiit | Feb 23, 2009 at 1:00 pm |
I love the dream theme! Of course Chagall comes to mind. Your artwork often has that same dreamy quality. Thanks for another inspiring topic.
Posted by: Kathryn – Collage Diva | Feb 23, 2009 at 1:53 pm |
Leah` this is absolutely beautiful! I drew a moon almost exactly like yours in a piece I was working on yesterday!! Quick question… is anyone having problems with the feed for creativeeveryday.com? Blogger is suddenly not recognizing the URL for some reason. (There is a HIGH probability this has to do with me! I just want the feed back! Suggestions?)
Posted by: Christina Schriver | Feb 23, 2009 at 3:22 pm |
This is so beautiful, Leah! I love all the blues. It reminds me of my attachment to water!
Posted by: Julia | Feb 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm |
Just after reading this I stumble, serendipious, on this
http://zenhabits.net/2009/02/the-number-one-dream-killer-doing-what-works/
and this one
http://www.livingthecreativedream.com/
Love the painting!
Posted by: iHanna | Feb 23, 2009 at 5:31 pm |
Ooooh. This theme makes me feel funny in my tummy.
I think I can use it well.
Flying Girl may very well be a dream girl, kind of astral projection, so it certainly isn’t far off the track.
Posted by: rowena | Feb 23, 2009 at 5:34 pm |
Soooo dreamy! Beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer Lee | Feb 23, 2009 at 9:38 pm |
Love that you picked Dream for my Birthday month, like you I do most of my creating in my sleep, wish I could wake up long enough to get them on paper before they are gone or to understand what I jotted down in the dark, LOL
Posted by: Leslie | Feb 23, 2009 at 11:17 pm |
Wow! That painting is gorgeous! Dream on.
Posted by: Liv | Feb 23, 2009 at 11:25 pm |
That was so beautiful..
Nice post,you always have a great post…
I’m really amaze…=)
Keep on writing friend.
Posted by: Solo | Feb 24, 2009 at 3:07 am |
that is an awsome painting… the whole piece has such a wonderfull feel to it!
Posted by: sheri | Feb 24, 2009 at 3:30 am |
I came here for inspiration and Wow. I am just blown away. First off it’s been AGES since I’ve stopped by for a visit and I am in love with the new blog look. It is SO you. Second, this piece is stunning. Love the blues, the dream like quality to it, the softness…
You inspire me!
a.
Posted by: Andie | Feb 24, 2009 at 10:24 am |
This is going to be a hard topic as I am not much of a dreamer (at night time) might have to focus on my Daydreams instead..
you must love working with blue tones. Does it mean something to you or are you just drawn to this colour?
Posted by: Emma | Feb 24, 2009 at 7:33 pm |
Love the painting and the theme! So much of our creativity comes without us even realizing it. Dreams can reveal so much about a person’s feelings and inspirations.
Posted by: Sam | Feb 24, 2009 at 8:10 pm |
Beautiful image. This is such a great idea. I’ve really found that since I’ve been really active in painting class at school I need all the ideas I can get. My painting professor actually suggested we look to our dreams for imagery because our brains are really open to possibilities during REM sleep. I notice that my dreams since i began painting are sometimes themed around a certain color, or shape. Blue features prominently in my dreams, as it does in my art (which is something I’ve done unconsciously) and only recently became aware of while putting together a portfolio. Thanks for sharing your imagery with us Leah!
Posted by: Sarah S. | Feb 24, 2009 at 9:26 pm |
I love, love, love this painting!! And…I’m excited about the new theme.
Peace & Love.
Posted by: Connie | Feb 24, 2009 at 10:38 pm |
Beautiful painting, Leah!
Posted by: Nancy | Feb 24, 2009 at 10:59 pm |
just want to let you know I used your pic for a free verse piece here –
http://www.justwritingwords.com/2009/02/circling-moon.html
I hope that’s alright with you. I took the pic from flickr and credit it there. I will remove it if you think I shouldn’t use it. Thanks.
-lissa
Posted by: lissa | Feb 26, 2009 at 2:04 pm |
While my box canvas pieces are not actually *from* dreams, they tend to have a dream-like quality that draws people in.
I finally got the one finished I’ve been working on….posted it today.
I cannot remember my dreams, but New Orleans was my City of Dreams, and that is where the inspiration for all my work comes.
So I guess I sort of posted March early……
Posted by: Anne Lockard | Feb 26, 2009 at 4:27 pm |
Beautiful, dreamy painting! Not sure I’m ready for this month but I’ll give it a go!
Posted by: Rose | Mar 1, 2009 at 4:15 pm |
how funny that we were on the same wavelength! Thanks for the link.
Happy dreaming….
Posted by: Bridgette | Mar 5, 2009 at 9:37 pm |
Hey everyone, my name is Gilvania and i’m living in Brazil. I love this community!!!
I was working on yesterday just about my dreams, thinking in my life, my desires….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36305585@N08/3346639159/in/pool-creativeeveryday2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36305585@N08/3346639121/in/pool-creativeeveryday2008
Leah, your painting is gorgeous!!!!
kisses
Gil
Posted by: Gil Jussara | Mar 11, 2009 at 1:49 pm |
I love your painting, Leah. So beautiful! The theme is a good one, but challenging for me because I don’t ever remember my dreams at night. I used to have vivid dreams growing up, almost every night, but I haven’t for a long time. Do you have any tips on how to remember dreams? I don’t even remember having them when I wake up. However I do have many dreams for my future ahead of me, and lots of daydreams, so maybe I can focus on that, or dreams I remember having as a child. What do you think?
Posted by: Christine | Mar 12, 2009 at 12:04 pm |
Your painting ~ its genius. So … blue, and beautiful. And I love the theme of CED. Its one of those things that feeds the creative muse.
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