{"id":6192,"date":"2015-01-05T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T20:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granades.com\/?p=6192"},"modified":"2015-01-05T14:26:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T20:26:05","slug":"2015-making-something-every-day-project-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granades.com\/?p=6192","title":{"rendered":"2015 Making Something Every Day Project Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

2015 will be my third year of making something every day. I started in 2013 with the idea of making things to increase my creativity and to work on my art skills and to start building a portfolio. I wanted to call myself an artist but in order to do that, I had to be working<\/em> as an artist. I’m more comfortable calling myself that now but it still sometimes sticks in my throat when someone new asks me what I do. That’s probably a topic for another post or at least a session with a therapist, so onward to the 2015 Making Something Guidelines! <\/p>\n

In November, I started brainstorming how this year’s project would look. I need to be able to stay accountable\/on task, so every day is still a great plan. I contemplated word of the month\/day\/quarter themes. I contemplated 40 questions I wanted to answer\/explore in 2015. As in I actually wrote down something like 60 questions to choose from. I wondered if I wanted to focus on a particular medium or type of project. I don’t want to limit myself so much I get annoyed but having a focus seems like it might be useful. Concentrating on finishing a certain number of canvases\/larger pieces last year seemed to motivate me pretty well. It was flexible but still gave me a bit of focus. So I spent a lot of time thinking about what I could do that would be similar.<\/p>\n

So here’s the plan!<\/p>\n

2015: Year of the Book<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Every day.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 20 minutes.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Post a photo.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Finish 8-10 books this year.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Keep the yarn posts to a minimum. <\/p>\n

What will these books look like? Hmm, I’m guessing lots of blues and greens, gelli prints, and my usual business. I have a list of ideas I’ll be working from. I’m hoping to explore some different types of bookmaking since that has always fascinated me. I don’t know yet if these will be items I’ll sell as one of a kind finished art pieces or if they will be blank books for someone to use. I don’t know if I’ll be writing more or using more quotes. I’m interested to see where the year goes. I’m hoping you will join me for the ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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