Episode 352 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: a look inside Samantha Dion Baker’s Draw Your Day and thoughts on the value and importance of keeping a visual or illustrated journal.
Field Note-style show… Sunday coffee and some back-to-school supplies talk.
It has been a not easy week. It gas been the kind of week that makes me doubt everything. But the fruit I picked up a few weeks back for my next EDM were going soft. It was the right thing to do this morning, centering in its own way. Why pencil? Not sure. It… more…
These are not ones I’ve been racing to the blog to show. But in the spirit of “it is what it is,” here are drawings (however sparse) for Every Day Matters 11, 12, and 13.
EDM #10 – Draw Your Hand Drawing my hand isn’t one of my favorite assignments. But drawing my hand, in fact, was one of the first things I did a few years ago when I started working in a visual journal. Since then, when I’m stuck or wandering, a friend always sends me the same… more…
Everyday Matters #6 – Favorite well-loved object (Or a childhood toy) For some reason, it seems this EDM challenge “expects” something stuffed. While there is a lingering collection of stuffed things gathering dust on shelves throughout the house, there is little attachment these days to stuffed animals from the kids,. (Though there room still… more…
Everyday Matters #5- A bed We decided not to draw a bed but to draw the couch, which was recently used as a bed. I didn’t fill in all the pattern on the quilt, just the gist. (I love drawing fiber art… but to fully do so ends up being a long exercise in pattern… more…
Everyday Matters #4 — A cup or mug Perspective (on mine) is way off. I started to scrap it and start again later, but just let it go. It’s actually a favorite mug of mine — part of a growing collection of Starbuck’s coffee cups. In the moment, there was a lot of reflection… more…
EDM #3 – A Bag or Purse If you are following along, you know that I’m negotiating my attempt to do the Everyday Matters list with a student artist in the house. We’ve had a hiccup here and there getting started, but here’s #3. I have to admit I have a ton of “bags”… more…
EDM #2 — Lamp. I have strong memories of drawing a different lamp in the house back when I was first exploring visual journaling, was keeping a more daily routine, and was sharing the story of rekindling a creative journey via the podcast. It’s a stained glass lamp, and while I can’t put my fingers… more…
Everyday Matters #1 – Shoe But before the shoes… I am sure it seems I’ve completely disappeared. It feels that way at times, but the truth is that the site, the podcast, the blog, the journey… none of it is ever far from my mind. I had good intentions for something in June around… more…