Here’s the challenge: make or do something creative every day this month! Be your own guide, or use the ideas/prompts below for inspiration. Whether you make art for a living, or dabble in creativity to relax or have fun, I will be cheering for you! If you choose to document your journey on social media, tag @the_frostedflamingo and use the hashtag #frostedflamingochallenge. I can’t wait to see what you create!
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March 1: Think/talk/write about an art form (or medium) that you have never tried but would like to learn.
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March 2: Use a pencil to scribble over a piece of paper for one minute. Erase 1/2 of the marks. Scribble again for 30 seconds. Erase 1/4 of the marks. Scribble again for 15 seconds. Erase 1/8 of the marks.
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March 3: Glue a newspaper or magazine article to a piece of construction paper, then cover parts of the text with markers or additional paper shapes.
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March 4: Cut a photograph or an image from a magazine into rough cubes. Glue cubes onto a blank piece of paper leaving space between each cut piece.
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March 5: Create an image of an animal. You choose the medium (drawing, painting, printmaking etc.)
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March 6: Think/write/talk about illustrations from one of your favorite children’s books. Why do you like these illustrations?
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March 7: Try contour drawing! Without looking at your paper, draw a piece of fruit. Drag a pen across the surface of a piece of paper at a very slow speed. Imagine that you are an ant crawling on the surface of the object you are drawing. Try to capture every bump or variation that you see without taking your eyes off the object.
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March 8: Make something three-dimensional, then destroy it.
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March 9: Make edible art (or beautify something that can be eaten).
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March 10: Gather and use 3 alternatives to paintbrushes (ie small twigs, cardboard tubes, balloons, etc.).
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March 11: Pull together the most colorful combination of clothes and accessories that you own, then create art inspired by that outfit.
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March 12: Make art inspired by the weather.
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March 13: Turn on a song that you love and draw whatever comes to mind while listening to that song.
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March 14: Make a replica or your own version of a famous work of art.
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March 16: Play Exquisite Corpse. See here for instructions.
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March 17: Play Art Remix with Google’s Imagen Generative AI. Imagen uses descriptive prompts to generate new versions of images.
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March 18: Make art with natural or found materials.
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March 19: Download the Art Transfer Google App. Art Transfer allows you to transform your photos with inspiration from famous artists.
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March 20: Use a magnifying glass or the zoom/enlarge feature on your phone camera to discover a unique texture. Use this as inspiration for some kind of art.
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March 21: Make art inspired by sports or dance.
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March 22: Make a tiny or miniature piece of art.
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March 23: Make a giant or oversized piece of art.
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March 24: Download and explore the Google Arts and Culture Activity Book
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March 25: Create a self portrait.
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March 26: Fill a piece of paper by writing the same word repeatedly OR making the same mark or shape repeatedly.
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March 27: Paint with your fingers.
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March 28: Find a photograph or an image showing a face from the front (ie both sides should be fairly symmetrical). Use a ruler or straight-edge to draw a vertical line down the middle, then cut the image in half. Glue half of the face on a new piece of paper, then draw the missing half.
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March 29: Make something that makes you smile or laugh.
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March 30: Illustrate a word or mantra.
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March 31: Think/write/talk about this experience. What did you enjoy making the most?