I have always thought about doing an everyday project but to be honest, I felt scared of the idea. I didn’t want to start - for risk of not finishing. It turns out, I kind of fell into doing a daily art project, and it was amazing.

As an artist and independent business owner, I spend a great deal of my time alone. I work in my studio while my children are at school and my husband is at work in the city. I like the quiet. It suits me. There is a lot of room to think and to relax when I am working on creative projects.

When Covid-19 changed things this Spring our whole family was at home. My husband working away with the door closed on Zoom meetings and the boys (8 + 9) doing homeschool and me trying to carry on working with them. Working creatively; drawing, developing ideas, and painting for long stretches of time was a struggle. I soon determined that there was no way that I could carry on with the schedule I had been running on that things needed to change. So I put many larger projects on hold, focussed on the kids and scheduled out a solid quiet hour each day to do some creative work that would make me feel good. And that is how my daily art project began. Quite by chance.

I painted a small watercolour painting the exact size of a vintage polaroid picture for 39 days leading up to my 39th birthday. The medium and size stayed the same but the subject of each painting was totally open. Some days I thought about the small things that were making me happy that day, a peek of green sprouting in the garden or thinking about popping into my favourite shop. This project and the hour I spent each day helped me feel positive during a trying time, and really gave me a chance to slow down and focus on the art of making and how good that feels.

In this episode we cover:
+ How to make your own project unique
+ The benefits of taking part in a daily art project
+ How to cheat (and why it’s ok)

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