My creative goals for 2013

Merry Christmas to those of you who are celebrating today !

You know I love making lists. They tend to keep me on track (not always though). If we didn’t all die tomorrow (coincidence it is supposed to happen on the day of the Winter Solstice, December 21th ?), I am starting to plan what I desire and wish next year to be.

I was looking for a great quote to share with you in this post, and came accross this one by C.S. Lewis. I loved it so much that I made a poster-ish from it.

Because even if I do know the importance of NOW, I am one to make plans ahead. I noticed that as my thoughts often run at 100km/hr (hmm wondering how fast this is in miles. anyway), I need to keep track of them. This is where the lists come in handy (I even have a french book all about making lists, titled «the art of lists» ahah). So this list is just as it crosses my mind. Some are already «on the way», some just thoughts for the moment:

• Attend an art retreat (planned, I’ll be in Port Townsed (WA) in June for the Sugar & Spice retreat).
• Send submissions to creative magazines, with the hopes to be published.
• Finish the secret project, and share it with the World. This is one that means a lot lot to me.
• Create in my Art Journal more regularly, get back to it.
• Do my Project Life album on a weekly basis, print photos as they are taken. When I feel it, create some cards to go in the albums (as journaling cards or as filler cards). Share it on the blog.
• Connect with the local art community.
• Find a gallery that will gladly exhibit my art.
• Make at least a {Painting/Journaling In Motion} video a month.
• Become more familiar with our DSLR camera (a Nikon D5100). I have already some basic knowledge but I want to go further.
• Use my BigShot and Silhouette cutting machines more.
• Create with my girls on a weekly basis. We all love it.
• Bind more journals (for my personal use, my girls, and more for the shop as well)
• Play one or two instruments. And start learning music theory again (mine was in 5th grade for the last time. I still remember a lot, but I want to go further).
• Play more with my Wacom tablet.

Of course, this is an open list. This seems like A LOT. but some of these can actually be combined together 😉

Have you already thought of what you would love to add in your creative life next year ?