Attention Creatives: Free downloadable zine inside
Iridescent Explorations: Prompts and Incantations for your wild artist heart
Like a lightning bolt, I was filled with inspiration this morning before rousing my little ones from bed. After a frenzy of writing and folding, my new zine (and hopefully ongoing project) was complete.
Iridescent Explorations: Prompts and Incantations for Your Wild Artist Heart includes an incantation for making, a poem titled: The Artists’ Longing, and prompts (or missions) to set your creative soul on fire. I will be completing and sharing my version of these prompts over the next couple of weeks, and I invite you all to do the same.
I have included the free download for the zine to print. I also have a brief explanation video and zine-folding tutorial on here. I will include a typed up version below as well to help discern some of my handwriting. It is definitely a messy zine, but creations that hold this kind of excitement are without a doubt my favorite.
An Incantation for Making
May my paint never run dry
May my ephemera always light the luminous sparks of inspiration
May we always feel that little tug to the altar of the page
May these marks reflect all of the
mess and beauty that resides within me
A poem: The Artists’ Longing
I want art I can grip in my hands
Textures that light up all the senses of my being
Tat crinkly sound that makes me sigh in ecstasy
As I turn the page
Mission #1
Take time to look for your favorite color as you go about your day. Look for all of its shades and houses. Notice the shapes it takes. Record your finding. Take note of how you feel when you spot it. Observe where the feelings arise in your body.
Mission #2
Create an art piece using the color variations you saw. Get creative with it, and experiment. Don’t stick to what’s comfortable. Get lost in it. Record your feelings and the sensations that came up while making this.
Mission #3
Create a map of the terrain of your wild artist heart. This can be as explanatory or abstract as you wish. Include colors, shapes, textures. Whatever calls to you. Then…give it a name.
Mission #4
Create your iridescent explorations avatar. Think video games. Choose your character. Include qualities, hopes, dreams, aspirations. Create a physical representation of them. How are they dressed? What gear are they carrying? What special powers do they have? Do they have any companions? What are they sensitive to? What ware their strengths? What is their name?
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I love this idea so much! It’s so cool that you put the prompts and incantations in the zine. I plan on participating! Just need to finish making my paper bag journal xD thanks for putting this together!
This is AMAZING!