My friend Janet proposed this as a practice for herself and everyone who wants to join her this Lent. More here: http://community.livejournal.com/lentart/
I learned long ago that my life is happier, richer, more meaningful, you name it when I’m regularly doing art. And yet I seldom do. So this is goosing me into making it a practice for forty days. So far, so good: I worked on a collage for about half an hour last night, Ash Wednesday. I can already look at my day today, the second day of Lent, and see that I am busy and when am I going to do any art and blah blah blah but you know what? I have promised myself I’m going to do this, and I brought my sketchbook, and I’m going to do it today and every day of Lent.
You don’t have to be Christian to join. I’m not, but I think the practice of Lent is very beautiful, and Janet has made it much more meaningful than “give up chewing gum.”
