and here is the final list, taking me up until Monday.
24 your sketchbooks or a pile of your favorite art books 25 “Towel Day” – a tribute to Douglas Adams – www.towelday.org or something broken 26 something you collected outside – twig, seashell, dried berries … 27 an extension cable 28 your car, any car outside, a matchbox car … 29 a stapler 30 a deck of playing cards (skat, poker, tarot …) 31 your computer mouse
A deck of cards. This one is a bit of a project. These are cards we had when I was growing up. I have just kept the one and had been planning to draw it for a long time. I have been asking my family about what games we played, where the cards came from, and any other stories they remember. I have left the opposite page to write all of this. Over the years I have been working on a Family History Project, drawing objects that were not mine or being cleaned out in a house move. I also want to write the stories behind them, see more on Flickr.
10 a plant around your house 11 a tool 12 a pile of dishes or dishes inside your dishwasher 13 a close-up part of something 14 a pile of socks 15 some medicine 16 a crumpled piece of paper
Sometimes an idea springs to mind straight away and others take a bit of thinking,
3 a helmet 4 “Star Wars” – May the fourth be with you! or a souvenir 5 a pen sharpener 6 a screw 7 weeds or herbs 8 hand, feet, ear, nose, or eye 9 nuts or coffee beans
One of the many online art challenges that you can participate in is Everyday in May (EDiM). There is a facebook ( a private group to join) and a Flickr group. You need to create a free account for either to join the group. Flickr is a photo-sharing site. Or you could just do the list for fun.
(My scanner is not talking to my computer at the moment, so these are photos)
What is it? A list of prompts for everyday drawing challenges. There is no pressure, you put your sketch up online in the group and can comment on others, It is amazing the interpretation and different sketches of the one listed object. I’ve met some international friends through EveryDay in May – some of them in person !
Draw … 1 a lucky charm, a talisman 2 your favourite sports equipment 3 a helmet 4 “Star Wars” – May the fourth be with you! or a souvenir 5 a pen sharpener 6 a screw 7 weeds or herbs 8 hand, feet, ear, nose, or eye 9 nuts or coffee beans 10 a plant around your house 11 a tool 12 a pile of dishes or dishes inside your dishwasher 13 a close-up part of something 14 a pile of socks 15 some medicine 16 a crumpled piece of paper 17 your favorite brushes or pencils 18 an interdental brush 19 the view from your window 20 a corkscrew 21 a spice jar 22 dice 23 a treasure chest 24 your sketchbooks or a pile of your favorite art books 25 “Towel Day” – a tribute to Douglas Adams – www.towelday.org or something broken 26 something you collected outside – twig, seashell, dried berries … 27 an extension cable 28 your car, any car outside, a matchbox car … 29 a stapler 30 a deck of playing cards (skat, poker, tarot …) 31 your computer mouse
Everyday in May challenges began in 2005 by Karen Winters. Below are the links to my past EDiM. Here is a description I found on one of my 2009 posts. “This is part of the Everyday in May challenge – drawing something every day in May. A group of us thought it would be fun to do a Everyday Matters (EDM) challenge each day using EDM 1-31. The list is on Karen Winters website”
I started eagerly wanting to draw all the time. It was such an inspiration and opened my eyes to the fact that anything is sketchable and that everyone has a different style and approach. There is no right or wrong ! These are concepts that I strongly believe in today. Today, I have many art projects that am involved in and keeping me busy everyday (as well as a full-time non-art job) and I am doing EDiM out of nostalgia. Here are my previous EDiM challenges.
I also do this because my mother does it too. She lives interstate and is not on Facebook, but has a Flickr page. Art Observer This is a wonderful way for us to connect and we have chat about what we have drawn. This is one time of the year that she picks up a pencil and draws, and then realises she is quite good, especially when practicing everyday.
