End of November and Two Inches of Art a Day

We get so much junk mail at work and some of it has really cool graphics.  I decided to cut out some of that art in the shape and size of the boxes on my desk calendar and glued them over each day as it passed.  It went a lot faster than I expected and became a lot easier when I took a scrap of transparency film and cut that out to the size to use as a lay-over pattern when deciding what graphics to use.  I found this size calendar at the Dollar Tree last December and it was the perfect size for the corner of my desk but they don't have the same one for next year, or at least not yet.  I'm hoping I'll still be able to find one this size again.

Now to finish up the Two Inches of Art a Day

Nov. 16 - Inspiration:  Squares.

(Markers and Gel Pen)

Nov. 17 - Inspiration:  Dotted Swirls.

(Metallic Sharpies and Micron Marker)

Nov. 18 - Inspiration:  Silver and Neon.

(Metallic Sharpie and Markers)

Nov. 19 - Inspiration:  Snowflake.

(Scribbled Pencil)

Nov. 20 - Inspiration:  Last of the Leaves.

(Melted Crayon Shavings)

Nov. 21 - Inspiration:  Bluebirds.

(Watercolors)

Nov. 22 - Inspiration:  Bluebirds.

(Watercolors)

Nov. 23 - Inspiration:  Last of the Mums.

(Watercolors)

Nov. 24 - Inspiration:  String of Squares.

(Micron Pens)

Nov. 25 - Inspiration:  String of circles.

(Micron Markers)

Nov. 26 - Inspiration:  It's a Maze Thing.

(Micron Marker)

Nov. 27 - Inspiration:  Peppermint Candy.

(Micron Markers)

Nov. 28 - Inspiration:  Holiday Flannel Pajamas.

(Micron Markers)

Nov. 29 - Inspiration:  Time to Tangle.

(Micron Marker, Pencil)

Nov. 30 - Inspiration:  Message of the Month.

(Watercolors and Micron Marker) 

And here is the whole month at once.

I hope you enjoyed viewing this challenge.  I certainly did enjoy keeping up with it.  Thanks again Michelle for the idea. 

Now........on to December. 

Two Inches of Art a Day - Continued

On a whim I decided to use the same color palette for these next six creations.  I wondered while doing this if this would be how someone would design their own scrapbook paper.  In each case I used two little ink pads that came in my Paper Pumpkin kits.  Additionally I used some markers in the same color family, a black marker, and also a gold gel pen on one of them.

Nov. 10 - Inspiration:  Empty lemon bag. 

(plastic mesh bag, mini ink pads, colored markers, black marker) 

Nov. 11 - Inspiration:  Gold Gel Pen.

(mini ink pads direct to paper and gel pen)

Nov. 12 - Inspiration:  Circles.  I used anything on the table that could produce a ring.

(mini ink pads and markers)

Nov. 13 - Inspiration:  Stamp pads as block stamps.

(mini stamp pads and marker)

Nov. 14 - Inspiration: Swipe.

(mini ink pads and coordinating markers)

Nov. 15 - Inspiration:  On the Edge.  I turned the ink pads on their sides to swipe them down.

(mini ink pads and markers)

I like almost all of them.  

Two Inches of Art a Day

My blogging friend Michelle started a personal challenge at the beginning of this month.  She has challenged herself to make a 2" collage every day for 30 days.  I hope you click over to her blog and see what she is creating because they are wonderful.

I've done two art challenges this summer going from a 3x5 index card to a 4x6 index card and not only had fun doing them both, but I got a sense of accomplishment that I was being creative everyday even if it wasn't in an area that I was particularly comfortable.  It challenged me to stretch myself and try new techniques and use new materials.  But more than that, it challenged me to not be so self-critical.

So I decided to take Michelle's challenge and change it up just a little bit.  I cut 2" squares from watercolor paper and it is my goal to fill those squares, one a day, with little bits of art using whatever medium I have readily at hand.  My prompts will come from my activities of the day or from my surroundings.  I hope you don't get bored with the art show and I hope that I can meet my goal of "Two Inches of Art a Day"!

Nov. 1 - Inspiration:  Dinner with Table 7

(Watercolors and Micron Pen)

Nov. 2 - Inspiration:  The colors of the leaves driving home.

(Watercolors and Micron Pen)

Nov. 3 - Inspiration:  What's on Hand?  Metallic Sharpies.

(Metallic Sharpies, Black Sharpie, Micron Pen)

Nov. 4 - Inspiration:  Inside Envelope Pattern

(Strip of Envelope, Micron Pen, Markers)

Nov. 5 - Inspiration:  A donated set of brightly colored markers and some doodling.

(Micron Pen, Marker)

Nov. 6 - Inspiration:  Logo on the outside of the MRI machine staring back at me.

(Watercolors)

Nov. 7 - Inspiration:  Diagnosis - Left Foot Stress Fracture.

(Micron Pen, Prismacolor Pencils)

Nov. 8 - Inspiration:  Botanical placemat in Zentangle form.

(Micron Pen, Prismacolor Pencils)

Nov. 9 - Inspiration:  Target $ Spot Stocking Stuffer Gel Pens.

(Gel Pens)

Sometimes it takes a short amount of time to fill the 2" and sometimes I can sit there for quite a while adding more details or layers.  But all in all, like any good exercise, it gets me to stretch!