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Introducing the monthly
for people who like making art, but don't like following directions
Or following along with someone else's painting or making a carbon-copy of a craft project.
It's about thinking and exploring and experimenting and problem-solving, and failing and trying again and making things that no one else is making.
The And Make Things Creative Challenge Box is a completely new kind of art and creativity subscription box, designed to inspire you to find the time to explore and make things every single month.
You have your own ideas
(and they're awesome)
Decide to prioritize creativity in your life, subscribe to the subscription box, and make it easy for you to actually make things. Get the Creative Challenge Box of themed prompts and materials sent to your door every single month. No more excuses.
The Creative Challenge Box is less like a paint by numbers kit and more like an exploratory art college class delivered to your door. What are the possibilities? What will you make? Which direction will you go? Are you curious to find out?
Each month we run a challenge for the most creative and unexpected projects made with the contents of the box. Tag us on social media with images of your work and you could win one of the prizes!
This is a crazy, unsettling time in the world. It's hard to feel that you have control over anything, when we don't know what's happening from one day to the next or how everything is going to play out.
Whatever your situation, it's hard not to feel that the world has gone upside down. If you need something constructive to focus on, projects to work on so that you feel that you are actually doing something useful with your hands and your brain, the Creative Challenge Box is here for you. Each month we send you a box full of prompts, materials and inspiration. The monthly Creative Challenge can act as both a deadline and motivation for you to use the contents of the box to make a new project.
Give yourself something to look forward to, something to do, and the sense accomplishment of using your creative skills and making art.
* (We're staying home to stay safe, running And Make Things from our home studio. We're dedicated to helping you get through this with a little bit less stress and a whole lot more creativity)
If you're an artist who feels stuck or uninspired, or if you're simply up for a challenge, this is perfect for you. It's time to break the routine of making the same kind of work over and over - challenge yourself to explore and experiment in a new way.
If you think of yourself as creative but not an artist, or if you believe you could be creative under the right circumstances, this could be exactly what you need to push yourself to think outside the box, prioritize your creativity and actually make things.
If you're an art student in an uninspiring department, or a student in another program who wishes you had a more creative pursuit, this is the easiest way to get the structure, focus and variety you need to truly experiment and explore.
If your older kids are doing virtual school or if their school art classes are either dull or non-existent, this is the monthly prompt you need to get your kids off their devices, inspired, enthusiastic and actually using their brain and hands to make things.
If you value creativity and have decided to make sure that it is intentionally part of your life, but you need a little push to get the momentum going, then the Creative Challenge Box is for you. If you're in need of something else in your life to focus on for even a little while, then the Creative Challenge Box is for you. Whether you are an artist, someone who likes to tinker, or someone who always wanted to be creative but were told that you "couldn't draw" so you stopped doing anything with your hands, the monthly box is perfect to bring creativity into your life and prompt you to consistently make things.
We intentionally design the contents of every subscription box so that it is accessible for everyone, regardless of experience or "talent". Everyone who subscribes can get completely different results, all of which are valid and cause for celebration.
The Creative Challenge Box is designed and curated to allow you to easily embrace creativity and make sure that it is a part of your life and not just something that never gets ticked off your to-do list. It makes it simple for you to actually explore and make things, by shipping the materials and prompts you need, direct to your door every month. All you need to do is make time for art, and bring your enthusiasm and curiosity.
I NEED THIS!
If you believe that art is either painting, or drawing, or traditional sculpture - but nothing else - the creative challenge box may not be for you.
If you want step-by-step, follow-along directions of exactly what to do and how to do it in order to make an identical version of a painting or project, this is not for you.
If you like to make things only by following instructions and do not like to investigate and experiment yourself under any circumstances, the box may not be the best fit for you. However, you should try it at least once to see what happens when you do let go of your preconceptions and just see what happens - the results may blow your mind.
HMMM, OK I'LL TRY IT
Yasss, send me the boxes!
Join the waitlist to be the first to know when The Creative Challenge Box is ready
Get your free phone wallpaper to remind you to focus on the things that matter (FYI there's a less polite version too).
Bring creativity back in to your life on a regular basis, with the Creative Challenge Box.
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