Art making ideas and inspiration come and go. Sometimes, I get stuck with either no ideas or too many ideas. That is when I remind myself to just start somewhere.
And usually quite quickly I am immersed in art making of some sort.
I wrote potential art making habits on slips of paper and put them in a bowl. So if I am particularly stopped, I can just pick a slip and get started.
Somethings I wrote were:
- Draw a selfie contour line image
- Cut a found word poem
- Stamp a whole page pattern
- Paint big water color circles
- Cut pages for my next sketchbook
I have found a sketchbook format that I really like and I have been filling up the pages of these handmade books since last August. I have captured my feelings and activities quite nicely.
I like this soft cover coptic stitch book because it lies flat and is very easy to work in. I can fold it back on itself to get the pages flat, unlike a hard cover book.
A few gentle ways that I have begun lately:
- Make quick folded books with scrap papers
- Test out new book forms
- Gelatin print on 6″ x 6″ paper with limited supplies
- Experiment with drum leaf binding
- Try out Andy Warhol’s blotted line monotype process
- Watch a how to tutorial and actually do it!
I hope I have given you some ideas on how to keep the creativity flowing. If you need the recipe to make the glycerin and gelatin plate for printmaking you can get it here.
Happy printing and playing!