Goals of the Daily Creative, Team Diptych Project

I have been going through my extensive archive of images and selecting ones that would be good examples of diptych for participants of the Art Slam project. While I have gotten better about organizing my images, I realized something…I do not order prints of most of my work.

Honestly, I used to only order prints of my photographs when I was scrapbooking. Now, if I am doing a digital scrapbook page, then I don’t run anything off. After reading this post on Shutter Sisters today, I am going to order prints from now on.

I had forgotten how much I loved looking at pictures from the albums my mom used to put together and my kids enjoy looking at pictures of themselves and me when I was their age. Looking at pictures always sparks a conversation. You can not help but want to find out what someone was doing when the shot was taken, what were they looking at or do they always do that?

Another of my goals with the diptych project is that it helps me to be a better digital storyteller. My partner has an amazing way of telling a great story with her images because she follows NO rules. I have always loved her free flowing style and approach to being creative.

So, tomorrow, the project officially starts. The goal, creating something daily for 30 days; with a partner, if you choose, to help keep you motivated. Most importantly, you can not go on about sucking or falling behind or sucking. I won’t hear of it! It’s the process we are going after of cultivating and nurturing your creativity. I think that is a great way to start off a new year.

What do you hope to gain from participating in the project? I would love to know. If you do not already, there is a group dedicated to the Art Slam on Facebook and Flickr. You can also subscribe to the Art Slam blog by clicking that big orange button in the menu bar.