Flight is for the flying.
© Kevan J. Atteberry
Back in the fall of
2011, illustrator Kevan Atteberry was looking for a challenge.
He wanted to do some
kind of exercise in self-discipline — something that would force him to do one
creative thing each and every day.
Then on October 1st it
hit him in a beastly sort of way —
“I’m going to draw a
monster a day for the entire month of October,” he said to himself…
and his 1000+ friends
on Facebook. Yes, this guy is brave!
Then he did it.
He found the process
thrilling and maybe a little scary. Well,
they were monsters, after all.
Actually, the scary
parts were those days when he was sure that the well of beasts had run dry.
But somehow, when Kevan looked deep down inside…
He always found one
more monster.
Which is pretty
amazing considering that he is a super-nice guy.
On some days he used
news events. Like when he heard that Steve Jobs had died on October 5th,
he altered his illustration to reflect that. He also created a monster birthday
tribute to John Lennon on the 8th.
Of course, Monster-a-Day
was a huge success! His friends loved that daily creature feature, and some were
even lucky enough to win autographed prints in a contest he held at the end.
Did I tell you he was
a nice guy?
You can check out a
sampling from his Monster Albums here.
It’s the coolest form
of self-discipline I've ever seen. And you know…
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
~Theodore Roosevelt
I’m thinking Teddy
was just a tad tentative here because he obviously didn't have monsters…
Everybody knows that
with self-discipline and monsters,
EVERYTHING is possible.
Everything.
Thanks, Kevan, for
the inspiration!
PROMPT: Give yourself
30 days of discipline. And since October happens to have 31— you've got a bonus
day to decide what you’ll do. For some terrific ideas, check out this TED talk
by Matt Cutts. Then be sure to add MONSTERS...
Boogie Monster and Tickle
Monster written by Josie Bissett and illustrated by Kevan J.
Atteberry!
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