Fun art things from the community 🧑🎨
+ this week's party is postponed
Hi, friends—three things today: the celebration this Wednesday is postponed, more fun project updates from the community, and a creative prompt (+ perhaps an artwork exchange??).
(Not) Party time (yet)
The 100 Day Project annual meetup was scheduled for this Wednesday in San Francisco—unfortunately, I have a family emergency and need to postpone. We’ll be in touch with a new date soon.
Community updates
Thank you to everyone who has shared more about what you’ve been doing since we wrapped in June—I so love hearing about where your projects take you. Here are a few more for your enjoyment!
→ Chromatic States, an art show from Alice Jennex
Alice says, “This show features a selection of daily self-portraites in watercoulour, created over the past year while caring for my infant daugher and toddler. I was inspired by The 100 Day Project and got this project started last September when you ran a 21-day challenge—and I never quit! I’ve installed over 200 self-portraits in this show (and created over 280). The work explores identity, motherhood, and emotion through a limited palette of 18 colours—each portrait a reflection of the day’s state of being.Follow Alice on Instagram @alicejennex and visit her website at www.alicejennex.ca for more.
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’s art circles“My project was to paint a circle a day—I used pre cut circles of watercolor paper that were 6” in diameter.
I set up my table with my watercolors and brushes
At first I was really into painting spirals—it’s one of my symbols—it connects me to my ancestors and heritage so each one almost became a pray or red threat🫶
It was so fun and meditative
Seeing how the paper reacted to the water, how much could it absorb, what happened when I added pigment to a pool of water laying on the top? My sense of curiosity grew & grew as the days went on. Until one day I began adding petals of flowers and leaves to my circles then adding inks watercolor on top!!
Bring nature right into the process was so refreshing and the results were stunning! I’m hooked I tried dried them fresh - adding small amount of pigment to water on the paper first- then trying it the other way- it was so exciting & relaxing at the same time and now I’m started teaching it! I’m also planning on filming the process and creating an online workshop!”
More soon at: www.maureennadeau.com.
Creative prompt + art exchange
I shared a creative prompt on social last week that led to a mini art exchange. If you have something you’d like to share, post it in the comments here—let’s see what happens!
XO,
Lindsay