100 Day Project

What is the 100 Day Project?

The 100 Day Project is a self-directed art project that happens online. You make a commitment to 100 days of creating. Anyone can participate and choose their own creative project. The idea is that you work on your project every day for 100 days and share your progress on social media accounts.

I’ve completed five different 100 Day projects since 2019. [See below for a recap of previous projects.] My most recent one was an exploration of patterns. I included a few images from the project here.

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100 Day Project #1  (8/1/19-11/14/19)

My first 100 Day Project was in 2019 and I was able to finish it in around 100 days-ish. I wanted to have a more consistent art practice. I followed my curiosity and took notice of preferred themes and techniques. I did some floral and botanical work, but the majority was abstract. I played with painting patterns, too. It helped my confidence in calling myself an artist and gave me a lot of insight into my practice. This was the first time I sold my artwork.

100 Day Project #2  (4/7/20-9/21/20)

The second time, I joined on the official start date 4/7/20. I thought that working on a 100 Day project would help me prioritize my art practice during the pandemic. 

I wanted to keep the freedom to use whatever materials I had, but I gave myself a parameter of paper size to start with (4”x4”). I continued to do mostly abstract work. I experimented with mandalas and monoprints, dabbled in artivism (art + activism), made patterns, made blind contour sketches, explored compositions and color in my  sketchbook. I did all of the things.

100 Day Project #3 (1/31/21-9/28/21)

For my third 100 Day Project, I used a set of 100 Pantone Postcards as my substrate. I liked that I could pick a color (randomly or based on my mood), use a variety of art supplies, and see where it took me. I wrote down my intentions: PRACTICE, PROGRESS, EXPLORE, PLAY, CREATE.

A highlight from this project was that a series of postcards from 53/100 through 61/100 was included at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s “Work From Home” Exhibit. The exhibition included artworks created during the pandemic and featured 50 California artists.

100 Day Project #4  (2/15/22-9/25/22) 

My fourth 100 Day Project was the first time I explored a theme. I chose rainbows because they bring me joy. Rainbows that seem to appear magically after the rain and ones that appear in art or the way things get arranged in ROYGBIV order. Whenever asked what my favorite color is, I’ll answer “rainbow”. I even have a small tattoo of one that’s been with me since the late 90s.    

100 Day Project #5  (2/22/23-11/27/23) 

The fifth time I’ve done this, I wanted to explore patterns and complete the project within the allotted 100 day time frame. While my intentions were good, it ended up taking me about nine months to finish this one.