My 2021 100 day project
A few weeks ago I talked about creative challenges. If you read that article you know that my most successful challenge was last year during the 100 day project. This challenge usually starts in April, but the group decided to move it to January this year. (Want to learn more about #the100dayproject ?)
I have spent a few days thinking about what I wanted to do this year as my challenge. Last year was all about collage because I wanted to challenge myself to use collage as the main focus of my art. The small journal I started last year has moved into a second journal and now a third, so this was a successful project.
I started thinking about what I could challenge myself with this year that was still manageable. I found the size of my project before I found the project itself. I bought this drawer from an online vintage sale by Tremblay’s Paper Shop.
The drawer was so perfect to hold my 100 day project, I just knew I had to use it. So I quickly measured and determined that I could cut watercolor paper to 2”x3.5”. I also grabbed some of the scrap paper around my desk and cut it down, so I could have a variety of surfaces to work on.
So, now I had my project supplies, but what was my project? Obviously nothing too big.
One thing I have been exploring the past few months is color. I have been reading about the origins of colors and looking at how colors play together. This seemed like a perfect challenge for me.
I have decided to complete 100 days of color palettes. I want to build a set of cards I can refer to when I am stumped picking a palette. I also want to push myself outside of my comfortable teal box.
I knew that I needed to sets some parameters for my project because that had led to my success last year. My size was already limited, but I decided to limit my color choices. First I made a list of weekly color focuses (I included my list below). My palettes will only include 3 colors, one of which must be from my weekly color list.
Are you challenging yourself this year?
Weekly Color Focus:
week 1 - green
week 2 - pink
week 3 - yellow
week 4 - orange
week 5 - brown
week 6 - purple
week 7 - red
week 8 - blue
week 9 - gold
week 10 - gray
week 11 - violet
week 12 - teal
week 13 - silver
week 14 - periwinkle
week 15 - favorites