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Summary

The "Share Your Creativity" publication on Medium wraps up October's spooky Halloween art prompt and introduces a new monthly challenge focused on art journaling, inspired by contributor Ashi Sharma.

Abstract

The "Share Your Creativity" publication has concluded its October prompt, which encouraged artists to create Halloween-themed art. The month saw a variety of submissions, including Celeste Wilson's black and orange color experiment, Ana Josovic's pixel art animation, Isteb Grah's digital self-portrait, Lysergic World Design's Halloween clip art, Tarrancaldwell's Halloween painting, and Jillian Amatt's dragon eye art. Additionally, other art forms such as knitted Christmas presents by Kim Zuch, traditional kimono dyeing by Akemi Sagawa, and Ashi Sharma's art journaling were featured. The latter has inspired the November prompt, which invites artists to explore art journaling. Jillian Amatt shared her personal experience with art journaling during her travels in Uganda, including a mishap involving a goat skewer stick. The publication's editors, Jillian Amatt and Celeste Wilson, look forward to more creative submissions and have outlined guidelines for participation in the monthly challenge.

Opinions

  • The editor, Jillian Amatt, expresses genuine enthusiasm for the diverse creative submissions received in October.
  • Jillian Amatt finds personal joy and inspiration in art journaling, as evidenced by her experience in Uganda.
  • The publication values positivity and encouragement, emphasizing the importance of constructive feedback within the creative community.
  • The editors aim to maintain a focus on visual creativity, setting clear guidelines for submissions that include the use of appropriate tags and the inclusion of at least one photo.
  • There is an appreciation for the variety of mediums used by contributors, as reflected in the range of art forms showcased.
  • The publication's goal is to inspire readers to engage in creative projects, as indicated by the monthly challenges and the overall tone of the content.

Share Your Creativity October Wrap-Up and a New Monthly Challenge

Saying goodbye to this spooky month!

Clip art by Lysergic World Design. Graphic created by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

Hello artists! Happy Halloween!

Another month has gone by and we are winding down our October prompt. This month we asked you to create spooky Halloween art. I’m happy to say that some of you felt inspired to send in your creative submissions and I was thrilled to host them here on Share Your Creativity.

Here they are:

My co-editor Celeste Wilson started us off with her Black and Orange submission that inspires us to try something new.

Ana Josovic shared her cool pixel art animation with us.

Isteb Grah made a digital version of herself.

Lysergic World Design shared his adorable Halloween Clip Art

Tarrancaldwell shared her wonderful Halloween painting

And I, Jillian Amatt, shared my interesting Dragon Eye art

Thanks so much to everyone who got involved in October's prompt!

We also received other art submissions that were not related to the prompt.

Kim Zuch tells us about her knitted Christmas presents that she is working on.

Akemi Sagawa tells us about the traditional process of dying a Kimono.

Finally, Ashi Sharma tells us about her art journaling. Spoiler alert, she has inspired November's prompt!

Thanks to all of the creative people who have submitted stories about their art! I truly love seeing how your creativity comes through into whatever medium you may be working on these days.

November Prompt

And so, here we are! It’s now November and a whole new prompt is coming your way.

If you read the above, you will know that Ashi inspired this month's prompt with her art journaling. Please read her story to get inspired!

Back in 2021 when my partner and I were traveling in Uganda, I got inspired to do some art journaling. I had never done it before and had a lot of fun putting art and words together on a page.

Art by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

This was right when we arrived in Uganda and we were so excited by the plants and wildlife already. We didn’t know it then, but the giant bird turned out to be a Maribou Stork. We were ecstatic!

I then went on to do some more pages as we moved through the country.

Art by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages
Art by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages
Art by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

Then, on one fateful day, I got stabbed in the foot by a goat skewer stick that I tripped over on the side of the road. Yes, it was as gruesome as it looks here! Thankfully I got my tetanus shot and had no serious side effects from this crazy experience.

Art by Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

Sadly, this was the end of my art journaling. But now that it is this month's prompt, I guess I need to get back to it again.

Have you ever tried art journaling? I would love to see your projects!

For this prompt, you can feel free to share your past projects or get inspired to start new ones. Every day is an opportunity to get creative!

We truly look forward to your submissions this month. When submitting, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. No submitting profanity, nudity, or hate imagery of any kind.
  2. I realize that writing and poetry is creative, but there are lots of different publications for those. I would like to keep this strictly for visual creativity. I also only accept photographs that have been visually altered in an artistic way.
  3. You can put a link in your post to a website for purchasing your item (if relevant) but I don’t want your whole article to be a personal advertisement. Use your own discretion.
  4. Please consider that this publication aims to inspire people to get creative. So let’s keep it light and upbeat. No articles about ‘starving artists’ or other bad mojo please:)
  5. Be nice to people’s posts. If you don’t have constructive criticism or something nice to say, don’t comment! We are here to encourage and uplift! Thank you!
  6. For the prompt responses, please use the tag MONTHLY CHALLENGE, plus tag your post with relevant tags like ‘creative’, ‘creativity’, ‘art’, ‘inspire’, ‘get creative’. And use ones to describe your medium such as ‘cake decorating’, ‘weaving’, ‘pottery’, ‘dancing’, etc.
  7. Medium rules rule! Please put an appropriate title and an optional subtitle, and keep them relevant to your article.
  8. Please include at least one photo of your creation.
  9. Have fun and get creative!

Thanks so much to those who follow and submit to the publication. My co-editor, Celeste Wilson, and I, truly love seeing all of your creative projects and look forward to so much more!

Happy Creating!

xo Jill

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