mofo269's "Keri Smith's list of 100 ideas"

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1. 1. Go for a walk. Draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk. Drag me to re-order

2. 2. write a letter to my future self Drag me to re-order

3. 3. Buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). Use it everyday. Drag me to re-order

4. 4. Draw your dinner. Drag me to re-order

5. 5. Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal. Drag me to re-order

6. 6. Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street. Drag me to re-order

7. 7. Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about it. Drag me to re-order

8. 8. Find a photo of a person you do not know. Write a brief bio about them. Drag me to re-order

9. 9. Spend a day drawing only red things. Drag me to re-order

10. 10. Draw your bike. Drag me to re-order

11. 11. Make a list of everything you buy in the next week. Drag me to re-order

12. 12. Make a map of everywhere you went in one day. Drag me to re-order

13. 13. Draw a map of the creases on your hand, (knuckles, palm) Drag me to re-order

14. 14. Trace your footsteps with chalk. Drag me to re-order

15. 15. Record an overheard conversation. Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Trace the path of the moon in relation to where you live. Drag me to re-order

17. 17. Go to a paint store. Collect 'chips' of all your favorite colors. Drag me to re-order

18. 18. Draw your favorite tree. Drag me to re-order

19. 19. Take 15 minutes to eat an orange. Drag me to re-order

20. 20. write a haiku Drag me to re-order

21. 21. Hang upside down for five minutes. Drag me to re-order

22. 22. Hang found objects from tree branches. Drag me to re-order

23. 23. make a puppet Drag me to re-order

24. 24. Create an outdoor room from things you find in nature. Drag me to re-order

25. 25. read a book in a day Drag me to re-order

26. 26. Illustrate your grocery list. Drag me to re-order

27. 27. Read a story out loud to a friend. Drag me to re-order

28. 28. write a letter to someone I admire Drag me to re-order

29. 29. Study the face of someone you do not like. Drag me to re-order

30. 30. Make a meal based on a color theme. (i.e. all white). Drag me to re-order

31. 31. Creat a museum of very small things. Drag me to re-order

32. 32. List the smells in your neighborhood. Drag me to re-order

33. 33. List 100 uses for a tin can. Drag me to re-order

34. 34. Fill an entire page in your jounral with small circles. Color them in. Drag me to re-order

35. 35. Give away something I love. Drag me to re-order

36. 36. Choose an object, draw the side you can't see. Drag me to re-order

37. 37. List all of the places you've ever lived. Drag me to re-order

38. 38. Describe your favourite room in detail. Drag me to re-order

39. 39. Write about your relationship with your washing machine. Drag me to re-order

40. 40. Draw all of the things in your purse/bag. Drag me to re-order

41. 41. Make a mini book based on the theme, "my grocery list". Drag me to re-order

42. 42. Create a character based on someone you know. Write a list of personality traits. Drag me to re-order

43. 43. Recall your favorite childhood game. Drag me to re-order

44. 44. Put postcards of art pieces/painting on the inside of your kitchen cupboard doors, so you can see them everyday (but not become deaf to them.) Drag me to re-order

45. 45. Draw the same object everyday for a week Drag me to re-order

46. 46. Write in your journal using a different medium (brush & ink, charcoal, old typewriter, crayons, fat markers. Drag me to re-order

47. 47. Draw the individual items of your favorite outfit. Drag me to re-order

48. 48. Make a useful item using only paper & tape. Drag me to re-order

49. 49. Research a celebration or ritual from another culture. Drag me to re-order

50. 50. Do a temporary art installation using a pad of post it notes & a pen. Drag me to re-order

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