Happy New Year!
My new year's resolution is to complete one art work every day for the entire year. Although, I do something art related everyday, I don't always complete an art work. On New Year's Day I worked to finish my first collage.
My original pencil lines were too light and I needed to retrace them. The lines done with a ruler were easy to retrace. But how to retrace the circle done with a compass? I had used the compass in a way that left no hole on the paper. I probably could have matched the compass perfectly by doing the math, but that's not me. I tried to visually match the width of the compass and redraw the circle. That didn't work and the circle looked pretty messy. With the "I told you" voice ringing in my head, I snatched up the collage and rolled it into a ball.
I remember when I was 6 years old, my Father was happy with the completion of his model glider. It was bright orange and seemed almost the same size as me. I went out with him on a winter day to witness the first flight. The glider went up in the air in full glory then came diving straight down only to break in half. My father picked up the glider and said, "back to the drawing board."
So I live and I learn. I unrolled the failed collage and left it on my desk. I started a new collage for the New Year which I did complete, thus keeping my resolution.
I'm going to keep this failed collage and frame it.
My new year's resolution is to complete one art work every day for the entire year. Although, I do something art related everyday, I don't always complete an art work. On New Year's Day I worked to finish my first collage.
My original pencil lines were too light and I needed to retrace them. The lines done with a ruler were easy to retrace. But how to retrace the circle done with a compass? I had used the compass in a way that left no hole on the paper. I probably could have matched the compass perfectly by doing the math, but that's not me. I tried to visually match the width of the compass and redraw the circle. That didn't work and the circle looked pretty messy. With the "I told you" voice ringing in my head, I snatched up the collage and rolled it into a ball.
I remember when I was 6 years old, my Father was happy with the completion of his model glider. It was bright orange and seemed almost the same size as me. I went out with him on a winter day to witness the first flight. The glider went up in the air in full glory then came diving straight down only to break in half. My father picked up the glider and said, "back to the drawing board."
So I live and I learn. I unrolled the failed collage and left it on my desk. I started a new collage for the New Year which I did complete, thus keeping my resolution.
I'm going to keep this failed collage and frame it.
Above is a detail of the circle with the messy pencil line. For more Sunday sketches, visit Blue Chair's Blog.
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I did that last year 2010 (Creative Every Day 2010) and am looking forward to doing more, bigger pieces that I can NOT finish in 1 day this year!
Good luck and best wishes for a creative 2011!
now, as they say, Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Keep going....good luck with your resolution! I look forward to your creative journey!
xxoo
Take care
hugs,
katelen
I had forgotten about the Creative Everyday group.
And as Heather mentioned, I'm learning to let go with this resolution.
I wish you lots of luck on your art every day journey (I can't wait to see what you create)
xo
Kristin
p.s. Congratulations on completing your sketchbook project - I enjoyed your video
shayla, thank you.