The Joy of a Creative Challenge

It’s often hard to make time to be creative. Somehow in the busyness of our daily lives we often don’t allow ourselves time to just sketch or doodle in a sketchbook. It feels almost indulgent to take 30, or even just 15 minutes to draw, paint or journal just for the sake if it.

Over the last couple of months I have been making it a priority to sketch daily, sometimes I miss a day or two, but thats ok, I just start again the next day.

A great (and fun) way to encourage daily creativity is to sign up to an online creative challenge. I just recently completed the Make it in Design(@makeitindesign) ‘7 day florals challenge’. The format is simple, every day for 1 week we are given a different flower to draw or paint in your own style. You then share your artwork on Instagram & tag it #7dayfloralschallenge . It’s a great way to connnect with other creatives & super fun to see all of the different styles & approaches of the many other artists that participated in the challenge.