This month I set out to create 31 new pieces of art in the month of January. Perhaps a bit lofty, and maybe a bit foolish as I naturally didn't account for how much time this was going to take. But I made the commitment to myself with these goals in mind:

For artists, the first couple of months of the year are typically the slowest = more time.

1. A way to jump start creativity and create without inserting too many of my own filters.

2. Inspiration comes in many different forms and shapes. Perhaps ideas created this month will transform into even greater work later.

3. Habits - it sounds rather mechanical to try and engineer creativity into a habit. But there are some days when the juices aren't flowing and the mere act of doing is manifests creativity. So habit building, in this case, is to create the foundation and discipline.

4. Have fun. Not everyone of these will be masterpieces, or even fine art, but I want to thoroughly enjoy the process of making.

I move into February relieved that I can now work at a much slower and more methodical pace, but also content that I've hit my goals above and I have some fun ideas to put into place moving forward.

Naturally, as each day came about, the topic of mind varied; wildly, in some cases. So I've sorted these pieces into galleries of their own for ease of viewing. Enjoy!