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August Creativity Prompts

 
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This is for everyone and anyone who wants to join in.  

The challenge:  Take the prompts and turn them into art of some sort, then share a picture in this thread.

The prompts for August:
1. new
2. broken
3. contained
4. old
5. green
6. flower
7. seed
8. beneficial
9. polyculture
10. rest
11. delicious
12. tea
13. plastic-free
14. elemental
15. orange and purple

You can do all of the prompts or some of them or one of them.  It's entirely your choice.  The goal is to give a starting place and a little nudge to find joy and art in our lives.

Your art can be
- photography
- cooking
- drawing
- painting
- gardening
- a mixture of the above
- or whatever medium makes your heart sing so long as you can share it here

We also need people to help cheer us on and keep the momentum going.

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Yay, this will be fun! The prompts are so broad, it’s going to be so nice to see what everyone comes up with. I hope for many participants!

I take photographs. I do own an actual camera, but for this I’m going to take just pictures with my iPhone.

Here goes:

1. New
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A new plant in my garden
A new plant in my garden
 
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1. new
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Making new clothes
Making new clothes

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3. contained
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Temporary home for some watercolour paints in an altoids tin
Temporary home for some watercolour paints in an altoids tin

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I somehow missed yesterday so here’s two in one post:
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Old paws
Old paws
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I contained the chaos.. In the ceiling lamp.
I contained the chaos.. In the ceiling lamp.
 
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4. old
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The only sewing machine that was kind to me
The only sewing machine that was kind to me

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Oh it seems like I messed up, I thought number 2 was old..

Well, let’s fix this with something broken and try to stay focused for the rest of the month..

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The first broken thing I saw when I realised my mistake. :D
The first broken thing I saw when I realised my mistake. :D
 
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Going out of order, here's my submission for:
5. Green

This tree was my favorite view on my walk today.
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Horizontal tree in the woods
Horizontal tree in the woods

(Reminder to myself) God didn't say, "well said, well planned, and well thought out." He said, "well done."
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Polyculture green orange and purple!
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beautiful polyculture garden
 
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10. rest
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A tired doggo
A tired doggo
 
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I love this idea! Thank you R! Here's my first one:

NEW

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A new to me skill - tablet weaving
A new to me skill - tablet weaving

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2. broken
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broken
broken

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3. contained
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All of my knitting needles and crochet hooks contained in one box!
All of my knitting needles and crochet hooks contained in one box!

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4. old
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all my old weaving books unpacked and shelved
all my old weaving books unpacked and shelved

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5. green
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green weaving yarns
green weaving yarns

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15. Orange and purple

Today, I used colored pencils to draw and color a card for a friend in the hospital.
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Purple, pink, and orange "hello" card
Purple, pink, and orange "hello" card

(Reminder to myself) God didn't say, "well said, well planned, and well thought out." He said, "well done."
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5. green
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Watercolour gamp to learn more about what greens I can mix
Watercolour gamp to learn more about what greens I can mix

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6. Flower
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art with photography
art with photography

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New 💞🐥
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7. seed
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okra pods and seed
okra pods and seed

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Debbie, that's an adorable photo! Great shot. It was the first post on Permies that I saw this morning, and it made me smile.

Leigh, lovely seeds! Have you read the book The Whole Okra by Chris Smith, yet? I highly recommend it for anyone who grows okra.

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Tromboncino in August.
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Tromboncino squash growing on a trellis
 
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Art crazy quilt
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Getting ready for next month https://permies.com/t/224735/art/September-Creative-Challenge-Game

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