Day 15

Prompt
Use a dollar bill as your medium or inspiration today.


Material
One dollar bill


Result
Using the tutorial here, I created an origami cube, albeit a wonky one.

Day 14

Prompt
Can you make something that requires a magnifying glass or microscope to see?


Materials
Quinoa grains
Acrylic paint
A single hair from my head
Quilting straight pin
Tape


Result
25 grains with unique paintings: some faces, some animals, some abstract. I apologize for the poor photo quality. None of the lenses I have access to zoom to this tiny scale.

The paintings on the tape used to hold them still.

The paintings on a dime.

Day 13

Prompt

Use tea leaves or tea bags or even liquid tea to create something today.

Materials

Green tea, steeped in 2oz of water

Pencil drawing from Day 11

Result

I had a brilliant idea to brew green tea strongly, condensing the color as much as possible, then using the brewed tea as watercolor for the left-handed drawing from Day 11.

DID. NOT. WORK.

The color of the tea was so light that it didn't show up on the paper at all, and just smeared the pencil lead.

I suppose that one completely failed attempt out of 13 to date is a pretty good track record, but I'm itching to redeem this project and try something else with tea now. Stay tuned... .

Day 12

Prompt

Create or alter something so that it disappears into its background.

Results

This is far and away the hardest prompt for me, so far. I have been turning this over in my brain for 3 full days and haven't come up with anything feasible. I haven't given up; I hope that I will rise to the challenge and come up with an outstanding project.

Day 11

Prompt
Pick a medium you're comfortable with, then work with your nondominant hand.


Materials
Pencil
Pepper painting from Day 10


Result
I attempted to complete the pepper painting from yesterday by creating a mirror-imaged pepper on the page. Once I get better watercolors than the Finding Nemo colors from my kids' craft stuff, I'll fill it in.

Mirrored pepper in pencil, with left hand.

Day 10

Prompt
Use water as your medium/inspiration today.


Materials
Water
Watercolor paints
Pencil
Watercolor paper
Green Pepper


Result
I took this opportunity to give watercolor painting a shot again. I've tried it in the past and disliked working with the medium, but it's been years now. A friend here watercolor paints, and I asked her to help me give it another go.

Day 9

Prompt:
Make something with your breakfast before you eat it.


Materials:
Banana
Dull pencil


Result:
I decorated Elizabeth's banana by gently drawing on the peel with a dull pencil. After a little while, the marked areas darkened.