Cutalongthe dottedlines. Picksquares randomly. 3.Buysomething inexpensiveasa symbolforyour needtocreate, (newpen,atea cup,journal).Use iteveryday.

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100ideas bykerismith

www.kerismith.com2005 6.Gluean envelopeintoyour journal.Forone weekcollectitems youfindonthe street.

1.Goforawalk. Draworlistthings youfindonthethe sidewalk.

2.Writealetter toyourselfinthe future.

4.Drawyour dinner.

5.Findapieceof poetryyou respondto.Rewrite itandglueitinto yourjournal.

7.Exposeyourself toanewartist, (gotoagallery,or inabook.) describewhat movesyouabout it. 13.Drawamap ofthecreaseson yourhand, (knuckles,palm).

8.Findaphotoof apersonyoudo notknow.Writea briefbioabout them.

9.Spendaday drawingonlyred things.

10.Drawyour bike.

11.Makealist ofeverything youbuyinthe nextweek.

12.Makeamap ofeverywhere youwentinone day.

14.Traceyour footstepswith chalk.

15.Recordan overheard conversation.

16.Tracethe pathofthemoon inrelationto whereyoulive.

17.Gotoa paintstore. Collect'chips'of allyourfavorite colors.

18.Drawyour favoritetree.

19.Take15 minutestoeat anorange.

20.Writea haiku.

21.Hangupside downforfive minutes.

22.Hangfound objectsfromtree branches.

23.Make directionsfora puppet.

24.Createa collagefrom thingsyoufind innature.

25.Readabook inoneday.

26.Illustrate yourgrocerylist.

27.Readastory outloudtoa friend.

28.Writealetter tosomeoneyou admire.

29.Studythe faceofsomeone youdonotlike.

30.Playwith yourfood.

31.Createa museumofvery smallthings.

32.Listthe smellsinyour neighborhood.

33.List100uses foratincan.

34.Fillanentire pageinyour jounralwith smallcircles. Colorthemin.

35.Giveaway somethingyou love.

36.Choosean object,drawthe sideyoucan't see. 42.Createa characterbased onsomeoneyou know.Writea listofpersonality traits. 48.Makea usefulitemusing onlypaper& tape.

37.Listallofthe placesyou've everlived.

38.Describe yourfavourite roomindetail.

44.Putpostcards yourespondtoon theinsideofyour kitchencupboard doors,soyoucan seethem everyday.

39.Writeabout yourrelationship withyour washing machine.

40.Drawallof thethingsin yourpurse/bag.

41.Makeamini bookbasedon thetheme,"my grocerylist".

43.Recallyour favorite childhoodgame.

45.Drawthe sameobject everydayfora week.

46.Writeinyour journalusinga differentmedium (brush&ink, charcoal,old typewriter, crayons,markers.

47.Drawthe individualitems ofyourfavorite outfit.

49.Researcha celebrationor ritualfromanother culture.

50.Doa temporaryart installationusinga padofpostit notes&apen.

51.Drawamap ofyourfavorite sittingspotsin yourtown/city. (photocopyitand giveittosomeone youlike.)

52.Recordallof thesoundsyou hearinthecourse ofonehours.

53.Usingagrid, collectvarious texturesfrom magazineandplay themoffofeach other.

54.Cutoutall mediaforoneday. Writeaboutthe effects.

55.Makepencil rubbingsofsix differentsurfaces.

56.Drawyour garbage.

57.Doamorning collage.

58.Listyourten mostimportant things,(not includinganimals orpeople.)

59.Listtenthings youwouldliketo doeveryday. 65.Findseveral colorcombinations yourespondtoin public.Document themusing swatches,write whereyoufound them. 71.Writealistof tenthingsyou couldtodo.Do thelastthingon thelist.

60.Glueaphoto ofyourselfasa childintoyour journal. 66.Experiment withsimple printmaking.(i.e. monoprint, photocopy, stamping,potato printing,lino, eraser.)

61.Trasformsome garbage.

62.Writeanentry inyourjournalin reallyLARGE letters.

63.Collectsome 'flat'thingsin nature(leaves, flowers).Glueor tapetheminto yourjournal.

64.Physically alterapage.(i.e. cutahole,pour teaonit,burnit, foldit,etc.)

67.Record descriptionsor definitionsof subjectsorwords youareinterested in,foundin encyclopediasor dictionaries.

68.Drawthe outlineofanobject withoutlookingat thepage.(contour drawing). 74.Putasmall objectinyourleft pocket(orina bag),Putyourleft handinthe pocket.Drawitby feel. 80.Writealetter usingan unconventional medium.

69.Whatwere youthinkingjust now?writeit down.

70.Donothing.

72.Createan imageusingdots.

73.Do3drawings atdifferentspeeds.

75.Createagraph documentingor measuring somethinginyour life.

76.Drawthesun.

77.Create instructionsfora simpleeveryday task.

78.Makeprints usingfood.(fruit andvegetablescut inhalf,fish,etc.)

79.Findaphoto. Alteritbydrawing overit.

81.Drawone objectfortwenty minutes.

82.Combinetwo activitiesthathave notbeencombined before.

3.Writeabout yourdayinan encyclopedic fashion.(i.e. organizeby subject.)

84.Writealistof allthethingsyou dotoescape.

85.Cutarandom shapeoutof severallayersofa magazine.Makea collageoutofthe results.

86.Writean entryincode.

87.Makea paintingusing toolsfoundinthe bathroom.

88.Writean entryabouta secret.Cutitup andgluethe piecesin randomly.

89.Tryamedium thatissubtractive.

90.Writeabout ordrawsomeof thedoorsinyour life.

91.Makea postcardthathas somekindof activityonit.

92.Divisean entryusing layers. 97.

93.Writeyour owndefinitionof oneofthe followingconcepts, sitting,waiting, sleeping,eating.

94.List10ofyour habits.

95.Illustratethe conceptof simplicity. 100.

Writedownand completefiveof yourownideas.

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