Day 11

Hey guys, Tynan here!

Thank you SO much for putting up with this craziness surrounding the Interwebs situation re: me and Brittany. It's a bit of a pain, but I am CONSTANTLY checking my phone to see what everyone is posting (it's just harder to reply/post from said phone).

Today is day 11 (technically), and the prompt for today is "Don't Cry". Now, my personal experience with this phrase is varied: it ranges from words spoken in anger ("Don't cry, you're not a fucking child anymore!") to words of comfort ("Please don't cry, he's really not worth the tears."). Depending on the inflection and the situation, these two words can be used to represent different emotions. I encourage you to draw on personal experience today and express how the words have affected you in your life. (Of course, this is not a requirement, just some food for thought!)

I'm excited to see what everyone presents!


Tynan's tears
Brittany's tears

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DAY 10

(posting early just in case neither Tynan or I can access the Internet tomorrow morning)
Today's prompt is simply "smoke". Cigarette smoke, warning smoke, smoke on the water (Smoke on the Water). Or, as always, some kind of smoke reference we can't even think of. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!




Tynan's smoke
Brittany's smoke

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DAY 9 aka WHERE ARE BRITTANY AND TYNAN

Its 5:30 in my time zone and 6:30 in Tynan's and no prompt has been posted today. Why is that, Brittany? I'll tell you why, imaginary convenient questioner. That's because neither of us have internet service. What? No. That's not something that happens anymore. Don't be silly, Brittany. It is something that happens when you're in the middle of a blizzard and can't go anywhere (Tynan) or your modem craps out and you won't have a new one until Tuesday (Brittany). Then how are you talking to us, Brittany? You use my name a lot, imaginary convenient questioner, and it kinda weirds me out. But I am able to talk to you because of a restaurant that carries wifi in my area. In fact, one of two in my area. Because I don't live in the boondocks anymore (jk, I still live in the boondocks. They just have wifi now.) 

Okay, to shorten this, what does that mean for the project? Absolutely nothing. I'm posting the prompt and my piece now (Tynan will post her pieces when her internet comes back) and I will post the prompt for tomorrow as well, just in case I can't get to internet in the morning. I will be at this restaurant every day until my modem comes in, adding prompts and art and checking out all of yours.

And just to throw it out there, I want you guys to know how incredibly proud Tynan and I are of this project AND you guys AND all the art that's coming out of it. We all have good days and bad days, but there's been some incredible work out there and there've been many amazing artists pushing through. Thank you.

DAY 9

The prompt for today is 12:01 am. There was a point in the past when this time was used in a lot of literature. And then it shifted to 3 or 4 am. Well, we wanna shift it back and ask you what happens when the day changes. When it's still dark outside and the date on your watch has gone up but you're still in the same place you were in two minutes ago.

Tynan's new day
Brittany's new day

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Day 8

si·lence [sahy-luhns] noun

1.   absence of any sound or noise; stillness.

2.   the state or fact of being silent; muteness.

3.   absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.

4.   the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence.

5.   concealment; secrecy.

Today's prompt is beautiful to me: silence. The word itself can prompt many feelings from you, depending on what it means to you, what it represents.  A literal silence, the absence of sound; a stillness that surrounds you as you walk through the woods alone. 

As you create today, think about what the word means, about what feelings it invokes in you, or about the different types of silences (the break-up silence vs the easy silence, etc) that fill our lives. 

Tynan's moment of silence

Brittany's moment of silence

(yay for Tynan's first prompt writing? hope I didn't suck too bad << )

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Day 7

Today's prompt is a little more broad than its description on the master list.

We want you to pick a song. Or multiple songs. Although one is probably best. And then, honestly, do whatever the hell you want. Maybe create while listening to it. Maybe incorporate the lyrics in your creation. Maybe it reminds you of that one time that one thing happened and you create based on that instead. The song is a jumping off point. You can take the prompt literally (you know, like, base your piece on a song) or not so literally.

Tally-ho!

Tynan's piece
Brittany's piece

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Day 6

(Off topic note: If you are having trouble posting comments could you please let us know through our contact info or Tumblr? Apparently there's been a bit of trouble and we're trying to figure it out for you guys. Our best guess is that blogger only allows a certain number of comments from non-Google accounts a day? Also if you are insanely smart and know what the problem could be, please pass it on as well? Lovelove.)

The prompt for day 6 is "the world I know". Just in its phrasing, this prompt really gets at the heart of a creative process. You and some artist from down the road could draw the exact same house with incredibly different results. Just because our eyes see the same things doesn't mean our brains or hearts do. And that is stunning. This prompt asks for a glimpse into the world you know, not just your world, but the world you see.

Get creating.

Tynan's world (pt 1) (pt 2) (pt 3)
Brittany' world

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Day 5: Two for Tuesday

Hey, everyone! At this point I'm sure you're all wondering what "Two for Tuesday" is. (Except for soulmary who has seen the concept from where we stole it: Robert Lee Brewer's August/November Poem a Day Challenges)

Does Two for Tuesday mean I have to come up with TWO things today? God, no. Basically, we provide you with two prompts or words and you can either:
a) create one piece based on the prompt you like best
b) create two pieces for each
c) create one piece exploring each

We decided to go with opposing forces on all of our Two for Tuesdays, so today our Two for Tuesday are division and unity.

Each of these concepts have been viewed as good AND bad things by many different people. Do you have a natural bias towards one? Maybe explore that OR the other in your piece today. No go get creating.

Tynan's piece
Brittany's piece

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