The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. The Artist Date need not be overtly “artistic”– think mischief more than mastery. Artist Dates fire up the imagination. They spark whimsy. They encourage play. Since art is about the play of ideas, they feed our creative work by replenishing our inner well of images and inspiration.
For those in need of a suggestion for an Artist Date:
Explore your city: Take a walk, and at every turn, choose the less familiar route. What do you learn about the place you thought you knew?
Something I love to do as an artist’s date is to take the camera out on a walk, pick a subject of focus, and then see how many shots of that I can find. Sometimes it’s very easy to get lost in that, but it does provide exhilaration and inspiration.
This is a great idea, Yvonne. I sell photos to my local newspaper and I can combine your’s and Julia’s ideas–thanks!
As my latest mode of transport is a wheelchair, a solo outing is rarely possible. I am challenging myself to be creative with secret moments here and there and revisiting old passions I can access at home.