September  2013 is the month I habitualize art. That is what 30 in 13 is all about. I know a lot of people that are compulsive creators. They can’t stay still. Their hands and eyes and minds are always moving always thinking about what to make next. I am not one of those people. In fact. I am very much the opposite. I am a master at sitting still, in one place for a REALLY long time. Don’t believe me? I have the Deep Vein Thrombosis to prove it! but that is another story all together.

30 in 13 is about getting back to a time when I made art as a matter of habit. I remember a time when I would always have a little flip pad and pen on me and in any down time, especially at work, I would draw a little picture of this or that. Doodles or characters or objects, whatever came to mind. Those days are long past but really shouldn’t be. I spend WAY too much time doing stupid stuff trying to engage my brain in some for of escapism fantasy, and to a certain extent that is alright BUT it is the slowest dumbest most unrewarding form of escapism there is: watching TV. I’ll throw playing video games in their too. It pains me to say it but those two things have really messed my life up, in a work ethic sort of way and a good health sort of way.

Creating is not a default mode for most people. We are trained from a young age to sit/stand and wait and be quiet and be patient. Why? That seems like a huge waist of time to me. If you have any ‘free’ time you should engage in creation. Open that notebook/sketchpad/iPad/Nook or even cell phone and instead of waiting or busying yourself with some piece of meaningless fluff (TV or People magazine) spend that in between time creating something; pictures, words, music, whatever. Engage your environment and your mind in a new, better way. Observe. Record. Create.

Please join me in September and create! Create! Create!