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100
ideasby
keri
smith
for
use
with
a
journal www.kerismith.com
©
2005
1
.
Go
for
a
walk.Draw
or
list
things you
find
on
the
thesidewalk.
2.
Write
a
letterto
yourself
in
thefuture.
3.
Buy
somethinginexpensive
as
asymbol
for
yourneed
to
create,(new
pen,
a
teacup,
journal).
Useit
everyday.
4.
Draw
yourdinner.
5.
Find
a
piece
ofpoetry
yourespond
to.
Rewriteit
and
glue
it
into your
journal.6.
Glue
anenvelope
into
yourjournal.
For
one week
collect
items you
find
on
thestreet.7.
Expose
yourselfto
a
new
artist,(go
to
a
gallery,
orin
a
book.)describe
what moves
you
about it.8.
Find
a
photo
ofa
person
you
donot
know.
Write
abrief
bio
about them.
9.
Spend
a
day drawing
only
redthings.10.
Draw
yourbike.11.
Make
a
list of
everything you
buy
in
thenext
week.12.
Make
a
mapof
everywhere you
went
in
oneday.
13.
Draw
a
mapof
the
creases
on your
hand,(knuckles,
palm).
14.
Trace
yourfootsteps
withchalk.15.
Record
anoverheardconversation.16.
Trace
thepath
of
the
moonin
relation
to where
you
live.17.
Go
to
apaint
store.Collect
'chips'
ofall
your
favoritecolors.18.
Draw
yourfavorite
tree.19.
Take
15minutes
to
eat an
orange.20.
Write
ahaiku.21.
Hang
upsidedown
for
fiveminutes.22.
Hang
foundobjects
from
treebranches.23.
Makedirections
for
apuppet.24.
Create
acollage
fromthings
you
findin
nature.25.
Read
a
bookin
one
day.26.
Illustrate your
grocery
list.27.
Read
a
story out
loud
to
afriend.28.
Write
a
letterto
someone
youadmire.29.
Study
theface
of
someone you
do
not
like.30.
Play
with your
food.31.
Create
amuseum
of
very small
things.32.
List
thesmells
in
yourneighborhood.33.
List
100
usesfor
a
tin
can.34.
Fill
an
entirepage
in
yourjounral
withsmall
circles.Color
them
in.35.
Give
away something
youlove.36.
Choose
anobject,
draw
theside
you
can't see.37.
List
all
of
theplaces
you'veever
lived.38.
Describe your
favouriteroom
in
detail.39.
Write
about your
relationship with
your washingmachine.40.
Draw
all
ofthe
things
in your
purse/bag.41.
Make
a
minibook
based
onthe
theme,
"my grocery
list".42.
Create
acharacter
basedon
someone
youknow.
Write
alist
of
personality traits.43.
Recall
yourfavoritechildhood
game.
44.
Put
postcards you
respond
to
onthe
inside
of
yourkitchen
cupboarddoors,
so
you
cansee
themeveryday
.
45.
Draw
thesame
object every
day
for
a week.
46.
Write
in
yourjournal
using
adifferent
medium(brush
&
ink,charcoal,
oldtypewriter,crayons,
markers.
47.
Draw
theindividual
itemsof
your
favoriteoutfit.48.
Make
auseful
item
usingonly
paper
&tape.
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