If you’ve read Brown Paper Bag for any length of time, you probably know that I love daily art projects. In particular, I love what you can learn about yourself and your artistic practice by having to create something every single day, whether that’s for a month, 100 days, and beyond. (I’m working on my own daily art project, 1 Year of Stitches.)
Fiber artist Amy Reader has been diligently working on her project, the #100daywallhanging since early April. The guidelines are open-ended; each day, she must stitch something that’s just for the wall hanging. “At first I thought about doing 100 coils,” she explains, “but then I was afraid of only having tiny coils so I adjusted.”
Now over two months in, the piece is has grown—it’s now too big for Amy to comfortably hold—and showcases a beautiful collection of colorful spirals. It’s allowed her to push the boundaries of her work. “This piece looks nothing like any of the other wall hangings I’ve made so far,” she says, “and I love it! It is so different for me to work like this. I’m just adding whatever I feel like wherever I feel like with no end goal in sight.”
But with the project end nearing (albeit still a ways away), Amy has shifted her focus to cohesion. “Now I am coming back around,” she writes, “to make sure I feel like the piece is cohesive and ends up making sense in the end.”
Be sure to follow Amy on Instagram to see how the rest of her #100daywallhanging turns out!
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