Thing-a-day.com

is this thing 0n?

I signed up because I don’t think I can do this. I guess we’ll see, come tomorrow …and the day after that… and etc.

I predict sketches in ink? Maybe?

i’ve got several things i’m going to do each day this month. actually 4 are things i will do, and the other are 2 things I won’t. 4 things i’ll do:   1 - i’ll take a photo that traces back to my day (the most make-a-thing-like thing) 2 - i’ll keep a  food journal 3 - i’ll do 29 situps/pushups 4 - I’ll take my vitamins     2 things i wont:   1 - I won’t drink (booze) 2 - I’ll stay away from white flour and sugar I’m not sure this is how people are supposed to use this space, but that’s my plan. here goes… -jlb  

together with manya: photographs of everyday life with english homophonic translations of poetry by the greatest Russian avant-gard poet & artist Alexei Kruchenykh

together with magazinnik: photographs of everyday life with english homophonic translations of kruchenykh

TADPr is Thing-A-Day Psyching Rock.  In the last few hours I’m hitting Urge Overkill and Rev Ho.

Hey all!

I used to write a lot of poetry and my creative medium was writing but that has since dropped off, so I will try to do some creative writing each day, totally the opposite of my current usual mode of expression which is all visual.

Looking forward to seeing all of the creative energy in one place.

- artjunkie500 a.k.a. jan

p.s. I just noticed the irony of my endeavor considering the title of my photo blog.

So I am freaking out a bit. Will I be actually able to come up with 29 things to do, have time everyday to do it AND figure out how to post it???

But I am feeling brave, or at least there is a brave bit deep down inside pushing me to do this. Or it could be that I called my friend, told her my worries, and she bribed me with a prize if I can do it. [Something she’s making] And I can’t pass that up!

I am a singer, painter, writer, crafty inventor who is passionate about helping activists stay open and renewed and developing a beautiful, powerful Disability community.

So, I am off to make a list of ideas…and I wish us all good luck!!!

I was trying to come up with a system for making sure I actually get this done. I kept worrying about getting home from work, and not having any idea what I would make, or having any preparation done at all. So I came up with a system: I’ll have one idea ‘on deck’, that’s what I’m going to do the next day, and four ideas will be warming up. I don’t know if all of the warming up ideas will get used, but the next day’s on deck idea will definitely come from the warming up queue.

On Deck (for Feb 1):

Fried Vegetarian Spring Rolls

I’ve got a little party to attend tomorrow. I have loved egg rolls/spring rolls since I was a kid, and I’ve always wanted to make them, and I never have. Tomorrow this is all going to change. If I can find them (99% likely) I’m going to try to get ‘egg roll’ skins, not ’spring roll’ ones. As Wikipedia and my dining experience tell me, egg rolls are bigger and have more delicious puffiness than spring rolls, and are generally better. The recipe I’m using comes from Savoring Appetizers, which I got at half-priced books. It has a photo of every recipe in the entire book, thusly earning it status as food porn. The plan is to make the rolls, fry one, photograph it, eat it, blog about it, and then fry the rest and go to the party.

On the Hot Plate:

• Drawing some kind of sci-fi/gi-joe/action figure type character. My tastes in generating art don’t tend to fall in this category too often, but it’s on my todo list from my childhood.
• 3D Model of a spaceship that can easily be translated to sheet metal
• CRPG - Can I make an entire lame computer role-playing game on super-bowl sunday? Time will tell….
• Flower Press + Flowers (Saturday hiking expedition? Flowers near Seattle in January? Seems unlikely)

not knowing what I’m doing!  But– I’m willing to learn!

Greetings from London, Ontario! 

I’ve given some thought to my theme. I considered going with a weekly or day-of-the-week themes. In the end, I decided on one theme for the month: Every day is an occasion to remember and celebrate. Bottom line is you can expect something different from me every day.

I’ve challenged my most creative friends to join (and some have too). I can’t wait to see what we all come up with!

Thing-a-Day themes and ideas:
Week 1 (1st - 3rd)- Beginnings
preemie cap
Savannah Rose Chapin character journal
Jake’s Castle Cake
Week 2 (4th - 10th)- Abundance
preemie layette
burial gown
acrostic
valentines cards
Week 3 (11th - 17th)- Barriers
Waya’s picture
Michele’s cranes
tarot drawing - the Devil
Week 4 (18th - 24th)- Courage
GLBTQ youth homeless anthology
tarot drawing/picture
valentines cards
Week 5 (25th - 29th)- Transitions

in any theme:
Perdition chapters
record some game fiction
go through palm task list and WiM lists
Fortuna cards
granny squares
present for Faith
?create an online travel calendar?
poems

Many thanks to MissCripChick for letting me know about this. I hope we can support each other to make it through the month. What an awesome way to promote creativity!

Actually I am hoping that this will help to discipline me, and to kick start me back on my novel.

I have begun a list to try to come up in advance with some of the projects I’ve been meaning to do but not yet started in hopes that it will help me to be prepared and organized.

Well, just a few hours away from day one. Let’s go!

Whee! Here we go! Although I have some ideas for projects, I’ve decided to try to wing it as much as possible in order to seek inspiration in the moments of each day. Have fun everyone! I’m looking forward to sharing this experience with y’all.

I’m gonna try to draw a pic every day and post it. Probably with artrage, but maybe some handdrawn stuff.

I don’t draw enough anymore.

Kind of like unfinished business. I started thinking about what I could make, what I ’should’ make, and not a lot of things occurred to me right away. But then, I started thinking about things that I wanted to make when I was kid that I never did or never could. I can remember a lot of them, so why not start there? I don’t know that I’ll make anything verbatim off the list, but I’m sure I’ll make related things!

• Movie (I actually wanted to make a camcorder when I was a kid, sadly, my design was inadequate).
• Computer role-playing game.
• Choose-your-own adventure style book, only with fighting (like, lone wolf books, you know?)
• Any meal from Yan Can Cook
• Captain Power Armor (Seriously. I can’t make this though)
• Landscape painting from my imagination (like Bob Ross)
• Realistic looking drawing of some kind of GI Joe like character (Jonathon O*** could draw them so well….)
• Model spaceship (I made them out of legos, never really satisfied me)
• Bracelet or necklace (all the cool kids had them…)
• Pound puppy (I have no idea, but I really wanted to make one….)
• Platform scroller (video game)
• Drawing of a good looking monster of some kind (any kind, really!)
• Herb Garden.
• Flower press + pressed flowers

I’m doing cards.

A great way to beat the February doldrums!

tomorrow we go. yay!

I just received my brand new digital SLR camera. I’m a photophile who’s never owned a digital camera in my life.

This might be by ‘thing-a-day’

but who knows. i might make aluminum foil rings if I’m inspired.

looking forward to seeing everyones stuuuf!

xo