An Invitation...

Are we there yet?

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to be done with this social distancing on so many levels. At the beginning, none of us had any idea what it was going to look like on a daily basis. Most of us probably visualized this as a temporary situation. Since then, we’ve found ourselves adjusting to changes in nearly every aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, the reality is that there probably isn’t any chance that we will be back to “normal” any time soon. 

So, just as in every other aspect of life, we as artists and ArtWorks are challenged with creating a new normal. How can we be together without being together? How as ArtWorks will we maintain and build our sense of community with one another and continue our outreach as artists in our communities?

We have an idea. We thought it would be fun for ArtWorks to do some artwork “together”, share our work with one another, and interact by commenting on the work we do. This is not limited to ArtWorks members. Anyone can contribute. Here's how it works:

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prompt

On Thursdays Merry or Cat will post a new creative prompt on this page. (Feel free to contribute ideas.)

​We will try to keep them as open ended as possible so that they can be completed in a variety of ways and with materials you have available. Feel free to interpret or modify them to suit your creative vision. 

Create

Some prompts might not interest you. However, if it ignites a creative spark, get busy.  ​

When you're finished, photograph or scan your work, add a blurb if it needs explanation, and send it to Cat who will post them to this page.

[email protected]

Comment

We have two goals for this page--to encourge creativity and to create interaction.

Check here often to view the work and please comment. We are all adjusting to fewer social interactions. While reading what someone says isn't the same as discussing your work with them, we all need encouragement and feedback to move us forward.

You may contribute work for any prompt at any time. If you've only just discovered our site and want to contribute work for an earlier prompt, go for it. Please specify what prompt you used when you email it so it can be added to the blog under the correct heading.