Layers of Meaning

45 minute portrait collage

Self Portrait Creativity Exercise - Queen of Tarts Stamps

The point of this exercise is to work creatively against time (and thereby defeating the self-criticizing syndrome that makes a blank white page seems to endless.)

The queen writes: "Self Portrait Creativity Exercise
Feeling like you are in the artistic doldrums? Try this great exercise to spark your creativity or escape artists' block. I modified this from an actual test I took (easiest test ever!) in a mixed media design class.

Materials Needed:
scissors
glue
paper
stack of old magazines, old books, or a pile from your collage collection
kitchen timer "
paint, markers, colored pencils or other coloring implements.

Question: do you want to go to the site and read the full directions - or be really creative and make up your own?