So, while up north visiting my sister, Rachel, I found this delightful book at Michael's.
The author, Noah Scalin, took 365 days out of his life and made a skull-a-day using different methods... photography, spare pieces of old wrist watches, VHS videos strategically placed, even random food items. I have decided to take on his challenge to "make something every day and change your life!"... sort of. I can't guarantee that I will have the time/energy/resources to actually make something EVERY day, but I will sure try.
He suggests deciding on a 'theme'...he chose skulls...I've chosen crosses.
So, here's my day one: Make something out of materials already within your reach. I happen to be sitting at a table with a catalog on it (don't worry, Mom, it's not one of your Premier catalogs...LOL). So, here's my first cross creation...
I rolled a piece of paper the long way for the tall part and ripped x's in the right spots, so when I rolled the second piece of paper the short way, I could "easily" push it right through. It wasn't quite as easy as I first thought, but I'm pretty happy with the result (especially considering I don't have any sort of adhesive already within my reach).
I'm pretty excited to learn how to create art with different materials/methods. A bit scared, but excited. I hope you'll stick with me on this journey and I hope it inspires some of you to 'make something every day and change your life!"
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