The Minds 100 Day Project

The 100 Day Project was originally created by Michael Bierut in 2010 for his graduate graphic design students at the Yale School of Art and in 2014 it was brought to Instagram. And now in 2023 it's coming to Minds. The Minds 100 Day Project will officially start on March 7, 2023 (Full moon with creativity at its peak) and end 100 days later. As this is a personal project, totally designed and directed by YOU, you can start and stop whenever you want to. Is there something you would like to learn and develop? Or something you've been wanting to do but it's been on hold till the 'right' time? Perhaps the time is now: To begin or begin again with a fresh approach. How to participate Design your own project: Something that will hold your attention, or challenge you to, for the next 100 days: Be it some form of art, writing, music, singing, dancing or video production: Or making such as knitting, sewing or cooking: Or planting/growing seeds or trees: Or documenting your walk/commute to work. Anything that you feel you'll enjoy doing in 10-30 minutes a day. If you miss a day it's no big deal because you're completely in charge of making your own 'guidelines.' When inspired, share your progress in this group and/or on your own channel using the hashtag #the100dayproject. You might also like to use a hashtag that is unique to your own Project. You can post the progress of your Project every day, a few times a week, once a week, or whatever fits into your lifestyle. Why do it? 'By committing to doing something for 100 consecutive days, you are building muscle and momentum to develop a skill and/or bring something new into your life.' ~Catherine Rains. As an example, my project will be to integrate drawing, watercolour and photography into small 3D arrangements with natural materials and stitching.

Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

My Minds 100 Day Project: Eco Curios Tiny Books. Day 69 and 70. It's 20 days since I started this book making project. And I thought it would take me only a few days! If only! 🙏 This is the final arrangement for the wrapping paper featuring the movement of the ocean within an...See more

Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

My Minds 100 Day Project: Eco Curios Tiny Books. Day 84 'When you send that love out from the bountifulness of your own love, it reaches other people. This love is the deepest power of prayer.' ~John O’Donohue: Anam Cara. There are many versions of this arrangement with orange...See more

Alison Lee Cousland

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Delighted to see my latest IG post made into a Story by Gallery76 at IG.

Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

Miracles do Happen.

Rock Holder: Without the florists wire and bound by Spanish Moss, which so far is holding the mosses onto the paperbark and the paperbark onto the rock. 🙏🧞‍♂️🙏 Third image: Experiments with curving the orgonite so that it can wrap around the Wand Handles. Art and Photography: ©Alison Lee Cousland.

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

Instant request, without even asking, granted.

On Friday, I was wondering how to do the indoor set up to photograph the new 'Wand Holders.' The screens are too reflective as a background. Went for my morning walk and along the way was gifted a beautiful little white table by the Universe. Absolutely PERFECT 🧞🌌🙏 Meant...See more

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Alison Lee Cousland

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Photographing a 'Magical Wand' in another rock stand. This time against a freshly painted white canvas as background. Art and Photography: ©Alison Lee Cousland.

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

Idea for displaying my 'Magical Wands' for the exhibition: 'Spaces of Stillness.'

Our local creek provided a beautiful background for my prototype of a small 'Magical Wand' holder. The small dish with a volcanic rock in it, had once had a beautiful miniature Staghorn Fern growing from it. Over time the fern, which had been a labour of love to care for,...See more

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

Stick's Joy

'Stick's Joy' was chosen by the curator of my upcoming exhibition with eco artist, Susan Latty, 'Spaces of Stillness' to represent my work in our combined image for all our promotional material. I'll also use 'Stick's Joy' for the cover of a special limited edition 2026 Calendar. Art and Photography: ©Alison Lee Cousland.

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

The earth is full of thresholds where beauty awaits the wonder of our gaze. ~John O’Donohue. I am so delighted to be joining my friend Susan Latty, @pause.and.breathe at Instagram, in an exhibition together at Gallery76 in Concord West, Sydney beginning next month. We've been...See more

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

My experiment with wrapping plastic around the mosses on the various 'poles' to act as 'mini greenhouses' has been a dismal failure. After being enclosed in (recycled) plastic, the mosses have developed a fine white mould or fungi. According to...See more

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Alison Lee Cousland

@allyinspirit

Exploring the possibilities of dressing the heavier and thicker palm sections with (naturally shed) bark from paperbark trees, for my exhibition: 'Spaces of Stillness' in Oct/Nov 2025. The palms were piled and cut in sections by a neighbour clearing palms that had grown feral in...See more

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Alison Lee Cousland

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Bamboo dressed in Spring flowers

Exploring the possibilities of dressing bigger 'sticks' for my exhibition: 'Spaces of Stillness' in Oct/Nov 2025. The 'sticks' here are sections of bamboo, collected from the ground at Ferndale Reserve in Chatswood, a suburb of Sydney. Wrapped in (naturally shedded) paperbark and bound with vegetable dyed hemp yarn: Attached florists' tubes are wrapped in calico, then casually dressed with early Spring flowers using the florists' tubeS. Art and Photography: ©Alison Lee Cousland.

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