The Index Card a Day (ICAD) project challenges participants to create 61 collaged or painted index cards from June 1–July 31 annually. Learn more about ICAD here.
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The Index Card a Day (ICAD) project challenges participants to create 61 collaged or painted index cards from June 1–July 31 annually. Learn more about ICAD here.
See other 2024 ICAD cards.
See ICAD cards from other years.
The Index Card a Day (ICAD) project challenges participants to create 61 collaged or painted index cards from June 1–July 31 annually. Learn more about ICAD here.
See other 2024 ICAD cards.
See ICAD cards from other years.
The Index Card a Day (ICAD) project challenges participants to create 61 collaged or painted index cards from June 1–July 31 annually. Learn more about ICAD here.
See other 2024 ICAD cards.
See ICAD cards from other years.
Each year, Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow hosts the Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge. From June 1-July 31, you’re invited to create 61 pieces of art on index cards. There are very few rules, but if you find guidelines helpful, you can find weekly prompts and themes on Instagram and Tammy’s website. You can join in anytime!
Last year, I traveled way outside my comfort zone to explore making mini mixed media portraits. I only lasted nine days, but learned a lot! This year, I’m back to abstract mixed media, and am adding found words to create inspirational messages. Flip through the slideshow above to see the first week of cards.
This year for the Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge, hosted by Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow, I decided to step way outside my comfort zone and tackle something I’ve always been interested in exploring: portraits.
The only index cards I had on hand were just 2×3″ (5×7.6 cm). I added collage, chose an reference image from Google, and tried my best to capture the light and shadow in a loose way while generally capturing the spirit of the model.
After nine portraits, I’m moving on to creative processes I enjoy more — but to be clear, I’m not leaving this project with shame or guilt for having not finished or wishing that I’d pursued something different. In fact, I feel proud that I not only tried something new, but I gave myself permission to walk away when it became something I had to do, not something I wanted to do. Year of ease, remember?
Here’s what I learned during this experience:
Read more about ICAD here. See previous years’ work here: 2022, 2021, 2019. (I skipped 2020.)