S410 -Day #17
Starter for Ten - April 22nd 2023
Alcohol. I had an idea that I would have some time off from drinking. Almost all of my friends my age have had children which means at least a nine month break from booze, so I thought I would give it a go too. The break, not having children! It’s been challenging and at times uncomfortable but I’m loving feeling fresh and ready to go instead of hungover and beating myself up over stupid things I may or may not have said. The following is a true story and my epiphany on cocktails.
Ten minutes of free writing.
I don’t know how I got from cocktails to pidgeons but that’s where I went for the ten minute visual. I love pidgeons. I know some people think they are flying rats, but there is more to them than city pidgeons. Google pidgeon breeds.
Ten minute sketch: black and grey felt tip pens
For this sketch I worked referencing a photo. My husband said this was cheating but I countered saying it’s like him sampling to create his music. Plus I don’t have any rules for the Started for Ten, as long as it’s created in ten minutes it’s good!
The pidgeon makes the wall!
Starter for Ten (S410) is a daily creative exercise that I will do for the next 30 days. I set a ten-minute timer and write whatever comes into my head. After that I do the same to create a visual. The idea is to loosen up, create daily and get over the idea that everything I make needs to be perfect or have a purpose.
I will document the process here on this site and on my Instagram stories. Photos will be unedited to keep it real. This challenge both terrifies and excites me, let’s see what happens.
