The 100 Day Project begins on February 22, This Year (2023)!
“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.”
–Tanzanian Proverb
“I trusted its unknowing...”
–Ada Limón in conversation with Krista Tippett
(On Being Podcast episode: ‘To Be Made Whole’)
I love the excitement of a new beginning – of whittling down endless possibilities and choosing one project that I will embark on for one hundred days. I love knowing that not every day will produce a masterpiece, but by the end, the collection of days will add up to more than where I began. I know that I will be transported. I know that I will slip out of a comfort zone and that I will know more about a subject that I am curious about than I did at the start.
One year I was drawing the variety of plants within a mile or two of my home. Another year, I drew one character and explored the space around her. For the last two years, I’ve been enjoying the smudgy otherness of my left hand. This somehow has given me a new confidence, as if that hand is not me, but a being I am nurturing – a not-myself.
I start somewhere simple – a walk in the woods or making a meal with a new-to-me vegetable – starting with something doable puts me on a path. I make time and space for it – it needn’t be a lot of time, or a lot of space, though it could be. One year I started my drawings on small pieces of paper that I cut to fit inside of an old tin. This led to a daily walk, an abundance of tiny flower paintings, and to our Alternative Sketchbooks!
The repetition becomes meditation, the process is wondrous. By the end, I may find something revelatory.
This year, though I am still undecided, I am leaning toward a new medium.
Where will you begin?
The Projects are Endless!
How to Spend these 100 Days?
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This is Søren’s cabin! |
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A Letter from Katie! |
Our Darling Pearly |
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Start Small and Document!
Shop Our Studio Collection
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The Scout Plein Air Box |
The Sendak Artist Roll |
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Medium Botanical Desk Caddy |
The Hunter Satchel |
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The Keeper Pouch |
Beatrix Artist Caddy |
The 100 Day Project in a Sketchbook!
Bookbinding Tutorial: Planning a Journal for the 100 Day Project
“You can be in a place for years and years and not see somehing, and then when it dawns, all sorts of nuggets of richness start popping up all over the place. You’ve gotten below the obvious.”
–Andrew Wyeth
Some #100DayProjects that I love!
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Everywhere, Astonishments!
Some Good Things
We are changing Some Good Things to Everywhere Astonishments, (also the title of a picture book I’ve been working on). I find astonishments daily, and am thrilled to have a place to share some of them.
- Podcast: February 2nd’s episode of On Being, Krista Tippet interviews Dacher Keltner about his new book entitled AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Sometimes I feel like a lightning bug flashing in time with the others, but I suppose we have our antennae out when we dig into a thing. There is a fine line between magic and understanding why. I love walking on it, that line, and peering in on both sides.
- Recipe: Citrus Salad by @pierceabernathy – yum!
- Art: Berman Museum at Ursinus College: I went to see Lydia Ricci’s work that I previously only knew from Instagram. Seeing it in person, along with the titles, was an unexpected time travel to a world on the cusp of a distant familiarity. Visit her during ‘studio hours’ at the museum. In addition to Lydia’s work, were the well-worn paint brushes transformed into elegantly painted portraits by Rebecca Szeto, as well as sculpture, photography, and more.
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