I will try once more to convince you to spend about 30 minutes a day keeping a journal as someone else.
Think of it as a way to try on a personality trait that you would like more of in your life (courage, modesty, energy, balance). Dedicate your 30 minutes a day to working in a new medium without your own hang-ups—as someone who has none!
It's also a way to get your internal critic on the run!
Perhaps the best way I can convince you to join in is to talk about it with you!
In 2015 "Design Recharge" artist and podcaster Diane Gibbs interviewed me about the process of keeping a fake journal.
Part one—is here, we got a little side tracked and talked about visual journaling and sketching in general. So Diane had me back later for part 2!
Part two—is here, this time Diane and I talked about the guidelines and typical pitfalls first time fake journal keepers encounter. This video runs 65 minutes and is a great “short” introduction to the practice of keeping a fake journal.
See the category list in the right-hand column (scroll down) for tips, suggestions, and other cool stuff.
You don't need any elaborate preparation. You don't have to buy materials. Use what you have. You don't even need a journal—you can work on loose sheets (which still have to have a date and time written on them—hey, the guidelines have hefty reasons that feed into the learning and fun).
If you would like to participate and don't want to start a dedicated blog for your fake journal posts, or don't want to post them on your regular blog, or you just want to chat with everyone else who is participating you can contact me and ask to be part of the IFJM Facebook group. You have to friend me first (otherwise I don't seem to be able to find people in the list that comes up during the invite operation); and you need to let me know what your logo on Facebook looks like in case there are lots of folks with similar names, and I need to know what your Facebook name is (of course). That's all.
I'm off to sharpen my pencils! (I'll be using color pencil this year. Well at least I think so…it could all change on Saturday.)
Yay!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're going to Join in again!!!!
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Wonderful idea--looking forward to the challenge of it. I have requested you as a friend on Facebook, since I do not have a blog. Thanks, Roz! (Name on Facebook: Louisa Ellingham)
ReplyDeleteHi, Roz. I am excited to give it a go this year! I sent a request to be added to the FB group. Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteCan't wait to be fake...again. :-)
Love this year's theme, and I am looking forward to seeing how things unfold throughout the month.
Cheers!
Evie
This sounds like a fun idea but honestly, I don't think I can do two challenges in the same month. Have you considered hosting it a different time? If so, then let me know as I'll create a fake blog journal (or is that even necessary?) for the challenge. Thanks for dropping in for peek at my A2Z 2017 theme: Art Sketching Through the Alphabet series! ~Curious as a Cathy
ReplyDeleteHere's my latest post:Art Sketching Through the Alphabet "U" (Unicorn)
Sorry Cathy, it is always April, every year. It has to be April, the obvious choice because of April Fool's day, and of course the U.S. Income tax due date—I always needed a project in April and so it is.
ReplyDeletePerhaps in a different calendar year the desire to do it will bring you in. I hope so. It's a lot of fun.
Oh, Cathy, I see I didn't answer part of your comment.
ReplyDeleteIt is not necessary to have a blog for your fake journal. Many participants participate without posting at all. They do it for their own personal reasons and don't feel the need to share.
Others post their pieces on their regular blog to share with friends.
Others wait until the end of the month and do the write up I request and send a couple images and then I post all that on this blog.
And for the last couple of years we have had a closed Facebook group and that's where most people post their projects daily, so that others can see them and comment on them.
So lots of ways to do IFJM that do or don't include posting.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fun idea but honestly, I don't think I can do two challenges in the same month. Have you considered hosting it a different time?
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Count me in too!! Time to start thinking about who I will be...😉
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