The Beginning

I have decided for my project that I am going to start drawing something inspirational and helpful every day until the end of this project. This means making images about self care (taking care of your mental and physical health) or encouraging phrases. I plan to post these on a tumblr account. These posts will be targeted towards people who are having a hard time, whether it be physical or mental. I hope to add in LGBT and feminist subjects as well.

I decided on this project because art is something I really enjoy doing, and I have not done a lot of it lately. I also am very passionate about social issues and love spreading helpful information. I thought mixing these subjects would make a project I would easily focus on. This would allow me to help others in a way I have not before. I expect to learn how to consistently work on something, and gain skill in art.

I plan to set aside time each day to work on the next thing I am going to post. I will post every weekday, since we are doing this on school days. In case of times I can’t work on this project, I plan to have posts queued- this would mean that the blog would keep posting what I have made until it runs out of posts. This would give me time to get back to work. I asked April, my facilitator (and an art teacher), to be my mentor on this project since my work will be drawn.

I may come into contact with obstacles, such as sickness, having to go out of town, or no internet. In which case, as I stated before, I will have a queue of posts that I will organize to keep going until I come back or recover. I intend to use my art tablet and my notebook for this project, so there will be no technical difficulties. If one of them is lost, I am able to keep going with another medium. Since my supplies are just these, I have no need to buy any other supplies or equipment.

In conclusion, I am going to run a blog that posts inspirational and helpful things that I will draw every day. I hope to help people who need encouragement, and help people learn to accept and take care of themselves. I want to do this project because I want to start drawing more and take a more active position in the communities I am so invested in.