100ideas

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2.Writealetter
toyourselfinthe
future.

3.Buysomething
inexpensiveasa
symbolforyour
needtocreate,
(newpen,atea
cup,journal).Use
iteveryday.

7.Exposeyourself
toanewartist,
(gotoagallery,or
inabook.)
describewhat
movesyouabout
it.

8.Findaphotoof
apersonyoudo
notknow.Writea
briefbioabout
them.

13.Drawamap
ofthecreaseson
yourhand,
(knuckles,palm).

4.Drawyour
dinner.

5.Findapieceof
poetryyou
respondto.Rewrite
itandglueitinto
yourjournal.

6.Gluean
envelopeintoyour
journal.Forone
weekcollectitems
youfindonthe
street.

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.

37.Listallofthe
placesyou've
everlived.

38.Describe
yourfavourite
roomindetail.

39.Writeabout
yourrelationship
withyour
washing
machine.

40.Drawallof
thethingsin
yourpurse/bag.

41.Makeamini
bookbasedon
thetheme,"my
grocerylist".

42.Createa
characterbased
onsomeoneyou
know.Writea
listofpersonality
traits.

43.Recallyour
favorite
childhoodgame.

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

45.Drawthe
sameobject
everydayfora
week.

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

47.Drawthe
individualitems
ofyourfavorite
outfit.

48.Makea
usefulitemusing
onlypaper&
tape.

1.Goforawalk.
Draworlistthings
youfindonthethe
sidewalk.

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.

60.Glueaphoto
ofyourselfasa
childintoyour
journal.

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.)

65.Findseveral
colorcombinations
yourespondtoin
public.Document
themusing
swatches,write
whereyoufound
them.

66.Experiment
withsimple
printmaking.(i.e.
monoprint,
photocopy,
stamping,potato
printing,lino,
eraser.)

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

68.Drawthe
outlineofanobject
withoutlookingat
thepage.(contour
drawing).

69.Whatwere
youthinkingjust
now?writeit
down.

70.Donothing.

71.Writealistof
tenthingsyou
couldtodo.Do
thelastthingon
thelist.

72.Createan
imageusingdots.

73.Do3drawings
atdifferentspeeds.

74.Putasmall
objectinyourleft
pocket(orina
bag),Putyourleft
handinthe
pocket.Drawitby
feel.

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.

80.Writealetter
usingan
unconventional
medium.

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.

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

94.List10ofyour
habits.

95.Illustratethe
conceptof
simplicity.

Writedownand
completefiveof
yourownideas.

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