As you are reading this I should be in California enjoying my vacation. I am writing blog posts ahead of time because I have a long lists of blog posts I’ve been meaning to write, and so my hope is that they will carry me through my vacation. I don’t plan on blogging on vacation.
As I’m looking to start packing tomorrow to leave on the trip that when you read this I will already be on (wow, is this ever getting confusing), I’m making lists of things I want to take with me.
I am thinking about how it can be difficult, as an artist, to travel, especially if you are the type of artist who can’t seem to make up her mind about what medium she prefers. I certainly can’t haul our entire art closet with us to California. Although the thought did cross my mind.
I know for sure I will be taking my camera and my journal to write in. I rarely go anywhere without those. But I’ve also decided to try something new on this trip. I’m going to fill a little bag for myself and limit the contents to the following art supplies:
- Index Cards
- Watercolor Paints
- Sharpie Marker
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
At an art show this summer, I fell in love with an artist’s work that was created on index cards. He told us that he had been traveling and had very little money and so he decided a pack of index cards was the cheapest route to go. With his limited means, he created some fantastic little pieces.
When the mood strikes me to create while I’m vacationing, I’ll be limited by these tools. My hope is that something new and creative and fresh will come out of it. Limiting the supplies = stretching the creativity. Right?
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