tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post2025564791558128211..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: Stories we tell and the games we playMegan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-57174270407154096652008-09-23T14:42:00.000+01:002008-09-23T14:42:00.000+01:00Fantastic post Megan! The 28 days plan is brillian...Fantastic post Megan! <BR/>The 28 days plan is brilliant. <BR/>It helps us to remember the real reason of why we paint - its really about the creation and NOT about what other people want, expect or demand.<BR/>You go girl! <BR/>Debs xDebs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-54496304292503307512008-09-21T22:17:00.000+01:002008-09-21T22:17:00.000+01:00good good.for 28 days.brilliant.super super. ;)the...good good.<BR/>for 28 days.<BR/>brilliant.<BR/>super super. ;)<BR/><BR/>the games we play.<BR/><BR/>your etsy shop is looking wonderful and rich and lovely.Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-22833956865938399502008-09-20T04:47:00.000+01:002008-09-20T04:47:00.000+01:00I'm liking the etsy shop very much. :) And the "on...I'm liking the etsy shop very much. :) And the "one stroke" approach is what I use for my physics class, and it's kept me from going insane so far, so it appears to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-69519888576932770132008-09-20T04:44:00.000+01:002008-09-20T04:44:00.000+01:00i love this post...i get it. it's so easy to let ...i love this post...i get it. it's so easy to let the dailiness of life weigh us down or the enormity of global issues diminish our efforts as artists...but playing and creating and opening up is what we all need to do just a little more of every day....make one stroke (at least).<BR/>bethtangled sky studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611693183640996785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-89815810814434172542008-09-19T15:26:00.000+01:002008-09-19T15:26:00.000+01:0028 days of one stroke. Brilliant. Will you cheat -...28 days of one stroke. Brilliant. Will you cheat - if you do 12 strokes one day does it count towards the next?<BR/><BR/>I know I would somehow be able to talk myself into that logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-74240262946859593102008-09-19T15:08:00.000+01:002008-09-19T15:08:00.000+01:00Because I spend the majority of my time working a ...Because I spend the majority of my time working a 8-5 job that leaves little opportunity for creating art, I have figured out a few ways to sneak in some creativity. Similar to your One Stroke.<BR/><BR/>For example, I always carry a journal, (I like the moleskines) and for one week I drew a sketch each day of what I was wearing. I've also drawn daily 'food logs' where instead of listing with words what I eat in a day, I illustrate the foods with little drawings. These exercises don't require a lot of thought, and the purpose is really the same as your One Stroke. <BR/><BR/>The easel is still set up in the living room, and I've made some progress - working on a third canvas now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-8573920238309299322008-09-19T11:30:00.000+01:002008-09-19T11:30:00.000+01:00about compromiseabout compromiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-2880702976928002932008-09-19T11:27:00.000+01:002008-09-19T11:27:00.000+01:00hi megan great blog entry i have been thinking alo...hi megan great blog entry <BR/><BR/>i have been thinking alot lately about <BR/><BR/>the 28 days game sounds like a game i need to play<BR/><BR/>i have been seeing a jump in your work <BR/><BR/>digging i dont want to set the world on fire <BR/><BR/>and somethings flying away in factory townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-57483657725670012932008-09-19T09:14:00.000+01:002008-09-19T09:14:00.000+01:00Hey MeganGreat post once again...The game I play i...Hey Megan<BR/><BR/>Great post once again...<BR/><BR/>The game I play is saying to myself "the more I can do today will make the Katherine of tomorrow happy".<BR/><BR/>KatherineSleepandhersistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919534998293152439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-71046788921359404202008-09-19T07:41:00.000+01:002008-09-19T07:41:00.000+01:00Once again, Megan, your post has provoked some dee...Once again, Megan, your post has provoked some deep thinking.<BR/><BR/>While reading the second paragraph I found myself answering "too many!" to most of the questions.<BR/>I have also made a resolution to not get into that way of thinking again. I'm not quite at one stroke per day but for the past 3 weeks I have painted or worked on my surfboard creations almost every weekday evening. Sometimes only 5 or 10 minutes but always really rewarding.<BR/><BR/>These words in particular are so true:<BR/>"what can one stroke of paint do? Only one stroke relieves the time pressure of any marathon painting session, it tells me that no finished work needs to emerge. The process and routine is of equal importance to the finished painting. One stroke seems easily manageable, and after one stroke is down, usually another follow"<BR/><BR/>Thanks again Megan.<BR/><BR/>Kevluna1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03671393731838579252noreply@blogger.com