Here are a few fun and simple ways to jumpstart your creative flow.
The most import thing to remember is to have some fun!
- meditate 20 minutes a day
- take a long walk
- write Morning Pages
- talk to other artists
- get enough sleep
- keep a sketchbook
- make something everyday
- write a manifesto
- photograph your neighborhood
- visit a museum
- use your non-dominant hand for the whole day
- use a new material
- take on online class try Skillshare or Creative Live
- collaborate with someone
- begin again
- make a collage with recycled material
- Read ART and FEAR
- feel the fear and do it anyway
- get messy
- read a poem
- make your own collage paper
- make a list of 100 things to do to when you are stuck
- list everything you are grateful for
- make a mind map
- make a vision board
- start using pinterest
- mix new colors
- walk in a new neighborhood
- draw blind
- draw upside-down
- try a new app or software
- enjoy failure
- read every book by Austin Kleon
- comment on a blog or a post
- write a guest post for a blog
- write a letter to yourself about your creative goals
- draw everything in your refrigerator
- pick a color, notice it everywhere you go
- write a haiku poem
- list 100 painting you love and why you love them
- photograph lights and shadows
- draw your hands and feet
- draw, photograph or write about what is in your bag or pockets
- make 100 self portraits
- paint with a large brush
- paint with a twig
- collect textures to use in your work
- make rubbings of textures and use them in your work.
- practice yoga write about it in a journal
- brainstorm with a friend
- explore blogs and websites
- host a creative art making event
- paint or draw outside
- write at Starbucks
- paint using only a brayer and a sponge
- collect 100 inspiring quotes
- take pictures from a new perspective
- make stencils and use them in a project
- write about your strengths
- inspire someone
- list all the ways you can nurture your creative self
- list 100 things you want to make before you die
- list 100 reasons why creativity matters
- take a power nap
- do Suduko or a brain boosting game
- stop multitasking
- take an improv class
- learn tai chi
- make mistakes
- read book a week
- be a life long learner
- Take the VIA Survey
- take a singing class
- draw or paint to music
- stay in your pajamas all day
- keep an idea book with you
- write down your dreams
- make a series of paintings based on your dreams
- use the Pomodoro Technique
- let ideas incubate for 24 hours
- find a coach or mentor
- no TV for one week
- go hiking or camping
- draw or paint: earth, air, fire, water,
- draw or paint emotions: happy, sad, angry, depressed
- take breaks
- explore flea markets and antique stores for inspiration
- invent a new game
- paint a rock with an inspiring word or two and put it some where for someone to find
- listen to a podcast
- use How To Be an Explorer of the World
- play with clay
- try origami
- take up knitting
- make Gelli prints
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