52 Weeks

1/2/2013

52 WEEKS...
As part of my BFA program course load I am supposed to create a one year project and as much as I've battled over what I would do for an entire year that would stretch my creative muscles while allowing me to continue to teach, write & exhibit, I considered the idea of:

~ a sketch-a-day (I used to post about daily 6x8 oil paintings when I began a previous blog five years ago)
~ creating weekly mixed-media work based on poetry
~ posting an online journal entry for the entire 365 days
~ sharing photos of the sketches and notes from my personal journal every day
~ creating a monthly three-dimensional object (carving or clay)

But these ideas gave me anxiety rather than feeding into what I do now. So, when I stopped thinking about it all, yesterday on New Year's Day a vision of combining the work I've been doing over the past few years came into my mind, and thus I have decided to create 52 paintings, one a week for an entire year. I didn't want to limit the subject matter or media but wanted to create a body of work on the same size and shape of substrate - my favorite is stretched canvas - and when I looked at what was available to me I stumbled on these 7x14 inch canvases which was extremely appealing. And I have decided to incorporate spackle, one of my favorite texuring mediums which I wrote about in Cloth Paper Scissors magazine last fall.

So, over the next 52 WEEKS I plan to create a painting a week, sharing my process and inspiration. And I know that I will need encouragement and accountability along the way so please feel free to email, message me on facebook, or leave comments ~ and keep in mind that I still love snail mail, too ;). Here's to an abundant & creative New Year!

Trish link

1/2/2013 07:51:25 am

Happy New Year Veronica..to you and yours..:)
What a great idea for your project. ..looking forward to seeing the works...
Cheers, Trish

Veronica Funk link

1/2/2013 10:39:26 pm

Thanks Trish - I'm a little nervous about putting it out there, but I feel this will definitely keep me accountable. ;)

Twozdai link

1/2/2013 09:01:40 am

Veronica,

I love this project, and honor the work you are stepping into. It's very inspiring. I can't wait to see what comes forth each week in your creative work!

(And you are tempting me to join you in this project.)

1/2/2013 10:40:16 pm

I hope you do join me! And then we can boost each other up along the way.

Stephanie

1/2/2013 09:11:50 am

I can't wait to see them =)

1/2/2013 10:41:43 pm

I'm giving myself until Monday each week, so this first piece will just HAVE to be done by then. Unfortunately, though I do work prolifically, I still need to create deadlines otherwise I begin too many projects without following them through.

Laura M.

1/2/2013 10:43:53 am

Found you at SouLodge....I'm sending support!

1/2/2013 10:42:45 pm

Thank you Laura...I'll be needing as much support as I can get - not only scary to commit to a weekly project but to do it publicly...yikes!

heathernoye link

1/2/2013 11:50:10 pm

I love projects of this sort. I'm doing a similar one. I'm altering a playing card, 1 card a week. 52 weeks; 52 cards. It will be fun to check in with someone keeping the same pace. :-)

heathernoye

1/2/2013 11:52:05 pm

And also found you at SouLodge. Aho sister :-)

1/3/2013 12:21:45 am

That's exciting Heather! We'll have to keep in touch.

cat @ sea.sky.stone. link

1/25/2013 11:56:01 pm

Found you on the new Art Blog Directory on The Altered Page, and really love your work! Good luck with the 52 Weeks plan--I look forward to seeing your progress. I've thought about doing something similar...you may have inspired me to actually follow through with the thought :)

1/31/2013 08:34:57 am

Oh I hope you do Cat! Please let me know...

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