The Watercolor
Wisdom ChallengE
for brooklyn arts council
April 2024
I made 30 watercolor cards in 30 days to raise money for Brooklyn public schools that have lost arts funding! Each card was inspired by a book I love, and I checked in for a minute everyday with my progress. At the end of the Challenge, 30 people who donated got a card in the mail! Thanks so much to everyone who supported the cause!
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$5,631 RAISED!
daily posts
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DAY 29
“Even A King Has Bad Days”
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
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DAY 28
“No Free Rides”
Animal Medicine Cards
David Carson and Jamie Sams
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DAY 27
“Salt of the Worth”
The Last Whole Earth Catalog
Stewart Brand
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DAY 26
“Only Real When Shared”
Into The Wild
Jon Krakauer
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DAY 25
“More Soar, Less Stress”
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
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DAY 24
“You Are The Closest Star”
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
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DAY 23
“Conduction Coalescence”
Encyclopedia Britannica
Many Contributors!
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DAY 22
“Sweloquence”
The Untethered Soul
Mickey Singer
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DAY 21
“Be A Camel”
The Animal Spirit Guidebook
Kim Krans
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DAY 20
“Infintaneous”
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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DAY 19
“Rich With Possibility”
On The Road
Jack Kerouac
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DAY 18
“WW85YOYD”
The Tools
Phil Stutz + Barry Michels
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DAY 17
“No Frame Too Big”
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin
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DAY 16
“Realm of No Regrets”
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy
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DAY 15
“Still Waters Run”
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
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DAY 14
“The Infinite Unfolding”
On Alchemy and the Timing of Things
Brian Cotnoir
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DAY 13
“Loveleafs”
Awakening Through Love
John Makransky
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DAY 12
“Mellowscope”
Zen in the Art of Archery
Eugen Herrigel
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DAY 11
“Photonic Totality”
Doors of Perception
Aldous Huxley
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Day 10
“Daydream Believer”
The Story Of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf
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Day 9
“Upward Spiral”
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Day 8
“Handscendance”
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Day 7
“Green Means Giddyup!”
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
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Day 6
“Radiance Reverberations”
True Love
Thich Nhat Nanh
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Day 5
“Ancient Splendor”
Wild Mercy
Mirabai Starr
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Day 4
“Celestial Timing”
the Untamed Elemental
Tasya van Ree
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Day 3
“Crystalilzed Coordinates”
as it is
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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Day 2
“Web of Cause”
The Future Is Fungi
Michael Lim and Yun Shu
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Day 1
“Metamorphosis Genesis”
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
WHY THIS CAUSE?
Making art has been a huge influence in my life, so when I read about $3M in NYC public school art funding getting used by some principals for things other than art, I wanted to do something about it.
Only 40% of Central Brooklyn public schools have an art teacher to begin with, so losing money for supplies really sucks. Kids (particularly in lower-income communities) benefit so much these programs.
Brooklyn Arts Council facilitates collaborative art experiences in K-12 public schools. They’re doing important work and I want to support them.
Your donation will put more paintbrushes in the hands of under-privileged NYC kids!
DONATE HERE
WHY THIS CHALLENGE?
When I paint, my life flows better. But it’s the first thing to get ignored when I get busy...which is pretty much all the time.
So I want to be accountable to my own creative ambition, to the peace it gives me, and to the joy I feel when one of my pieces ends up at a friends’ door.
