Weekly Challenges

Using your preferred medium, create an image of a yellow flower with at least one other element, such as a red ladybug, a green grasshopper, a blue dragonfly, or ...?

Write about the view from your window. What do you see every day? Is it always the same, or is there ever something different?

Write a story about someone who has just discovered that they won the lottery. What will they do with their winnings?

Create an image of a vast hurricane or storm that eclipses everything in its path. 

Write a story or poem about someone who is magically transported to a fantasy world. What happens to them in this unknown land?

Listen to all of the sounds around you right now. Is there a story in these different noises?

Create a self portrait that you feel best represents who you are, using collage. This collage can look like anything and does not necessarily have to resemble a face; it could be a collection of things you like to do or foods you like, etc. 

Describe a calm place (a river valley, a mountain path, a beach) where you feel at peace. Do you go there often? Why does this place speak to you? 

Need a poem starter? Try windspark poems – five-line, often nature-related poems that follow this format:
"I dreamed"
"I was ______" (something or someone - a noun)
Location (where)
An action (-ing verb)
How (adverb)

In some spiritual beliefs, an aura is the energy that encapsulates a person. In your preferred medium, create a piece that displays someone’s aura, using the color you associate with them and anything else you feel represents them.

If you were to write a book, what would you want on your book cover? Create your desired book cover. 

Choose a piece of art, and write about it. What exactly was the artist communicating through the art, and do you agree?