Creative Experiments (Part 2)

"Most people are other people.
Their thoughts are someone else's opinions,
their lives a mimicry,
their passions a quotation."
~Oscar Wilde

Expanding on the ideas in the first post on Creative Experiments, here's a little quiz for you. You get one point for each of the ideas below you have done this year. The idea is to try new things, or expand on existing knowledge. Please post the number of points you've earned in the comments.

In the past year, have you...

♥ Tried a new craft
♥ Used art supplies in a new way
♥ Developed a new way to use recycled or "found" items in your art
♥ Introduced a friend or your kids to a new art medium or craft
♥ Edited photographs, i.e. adjusted the color, cropped or played with textures
♥ Started an art journal
♥ Followed a creative writing prompt
♥ Followed an art journaling prompt
♥ Taken photographs while waiting for someone or something
♥ Done art or craft while waiting for someone or something
♥ Explored Flickr for creative inspiration
♥ Told someone you were "an artist"

I've been learning about the benefits of hobbies and play, how trying new things benefits your life, your brain and your creativity.

• The Benefits of Learning Something New from The Mental Fitness Center
• From WikiHow, How to Exercise an Open Mind
• From MatchACollege, 100 Ways to Kickstart Your Brain on a Lazy Day
• From Maryland Community Newspapers, an interview with Kelly Ross Kantz, professor of early childhood education, entitled Hands-On Play Benefits All Ages. Per Kantz, "Our need to improvise, pretend or make something out of something else has been dramatically reduced in the last 50 years."

Check out the entire series of creative experiments to earn creativity points based on your creative experimentation. And go pick up an ART=HAPPY badge for your blog!

Comments

[scrowlscrowl]

Yey! 7 points for me :)

You are such great inspiration! I always look forward to your blogposts.

Thanks, DaisyYellow!!

[Terri - Pringle Hill]

Wow! A big ten points for me! Fun quiz and great links! Thanks!

[Eveline]

7/12 ! Not bad I say, considering we're not even at the half way mark yet. ;)

[saraaaawr]

i am so impressed with myself i had 8! woohoo!

[SamanthasArtStudio]

7 for me as well. What a great post! Very inspiring! I hope to be able to answer Yes to all of them by the end of 2009- or maybe by the end of this month! :)

[Shari]

I've done 6. I love your blog. Thanks so much for writing. It is inspirational and thought-provoking and creativity-provoking!

[Mixed Media Martyr]

9! That isn't too bad, is it?! Makes you think! I will use some of the other ideas as soon as possible too!

[Alex]

6 points for me!! great list !