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Sep. 16th, 2007

1:17 PM

cobaltika

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i think the instructions said that we can collect and prepare for the october project, but no laying down of materials, so i might be a big cheater. if so, just say! but the way that i prepare for all work is by creating a new canvas or support material with other papers first, so i have been doing that - i have about 30-something small (4x5") paper canvasses prepared and a prepared book with 30-something pages ready to work in. but i will not do anything in the book or on the canvasses until october 1. i am now putting them away.

i work full time and normally turn into a zombie by about 9pm, so my hours are numbered and this is "getting ready" for me and i hope it is ok.

but here is my block: i am so great at doing this preparatory stuff. but then i stop. i don't know what to do next.

so i am signing up for 31 days of the scary part!!

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judywatt wrote:

Sep. 16th, 2007 06:27 pm (UTC)

i haven't prepared anything yet, but i was just thinking about doing something similar with 4x6 watercolor paper postcards - maybe not gluing anything yet, but tearing up some old maps and text pages into smaller scraps that i can use to collage with later.

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diana_potts_art wrote:

Sep. 16th, 2007 06:42 pm (UTC)

Do what you know or see in your mind even if it is one tiny mark. The next thing usually shows itself.

Diana

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lisavollrath wrote:

Sep. 16th, 2007 06:47 pm (UTC)

I work with a lot of artists who have that block thing---they get right up to the ledge, but they just can't make themselves jump. Hmm, maybe not the most encouraging metaphor.

Maybe this thought will help: what you do doesn't matter as much as the fact that you're doing it. Give yourself permission to play, regardless of the outcome. Just pick up your favorite tool for creating the next layer, and start.

I had a teacher in grad school who made us work on designs in class, and would often walk up and down the aisles watching and chatting with each of us. If he saw someone with a blank sheet in front of them, he'd go up and scribble in the corner of it, and say, "There! Now it's not virginal paper. Since you can't return it any more, you may as well get on with it." It was in incredibly silly block breaker :)

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sketchmaiden wrote:

Sep. 16th, 2007 07:34 pm (UTC)

You have a great start... I think I need to get busy for ideas on my own project. ^_^

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meadowood wrote:

Sep. 16th, 2007 08:15 pm (UTC)

I've kinda done the same thing Bobbi so if you're "cheating" then I'm right there with ya!

I don't know any magic tricks for moving beyond the "getting ready" stage. I do know that if I have a series in mind it helps some. Of course, finding a theme for a series is equally as stymieing. *gee* I'm NO help at all am I?!?

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