Category: CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION

LIGHTS - January Creative Prompt

LIGHTS – January Creative Prompt

Posted on by Tressie
Sunlight Selfie

I am a person who loves creative prompts, but after trying a weekly creative prompt and feeling too pressured to keep up I have decided to move forward with a monthly prompt instead. The first of each month I will post a new prompt, and for that month I will look for ways to incorporate that prompt into my creative pursuits (yes I know it’s Jan 2, sue me – I’ll do better moving forward). And rather than following up with a post, you may see the results on my social media with a hashtag provided in the original monthly post.

Januarys prompt will be LIGHTS. Hashtag #ODTLIGHTS

Join me if you like and interpret “LIGHTS” any way you choose – spotlight, studio light, sunlight, candle light, fairy lights, or even something that lights your life.

If you want to follow me on social, you can find me on Facebook (On Davis Time), Instagram (@OnDavisTime), and Twitter (@TressieLDavis).

My skater last August under the Spotlight

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.
Favorite Photos of 2021 by Month

Favorite Photos of 2021 by Month

Posted on by Tressie

2021 was…interesting to say the least. I won’t go into a lot of detail because well, no one wants to hear all that LOL. What I will say is that after a lot of soul searching I am going to make a more concentrated effort to start moving forward with adding more things to my days that make my heart happy, and less things that don’t.

As I move into 2022, I am looking forward to more adventures, more creative pursuits, more laughter and more time with the people I love.

For now though, I will start with sharing my favorite photo for each month of 2021.

The interesting thing about these images is that they range from Selfies, to landscapes to macro to sports photography. I love them all the same regardless of whether they were taken with my DLSR, Mirrorless or iPhone. It makes me incredibly thankful for the strides made in cell phone cameras, and that I always have a camera with me now.

On a fun note – can you tell which of these images were taken with my iPhone and which were taken with a “real” camera (DSLR or Mirrorless)? Some may be obvious, but are they all? Hint: only 4 of the Jan-Dec photos were taken with a “real” camera, the rest were all taken with my iPhone.

Favorite Photos of 2021 - January Tressie and Maizie
JANUARY – me walking with my best friend
Favorite Photos of 2021 - February Frozen Bubble
FEBRUARY – my first time trying to create and photograph frozen bubbles!!
Favorite Photos of 2021 - March shell on Florida dock
MARCH – a shell on the dock in Florida
Favorite Photos of 2021 - April my favorite nature partner
APRIL – one of my favorite hiking and nature partners
Favorite Photos of 2021 - May getting fancy with my bestie
MAY – sometimes me and bestie have to get fancy
Favorite Photos of 2021 - June Rainbow over Chelsea Michigan. Photo by Tressie Davis www.OnDavisTime.com
JUNE – an amazing Rainbow over Chelsea, Michigan
Favorite Photos of 2021 - July a beautiful dragonfly
JULY – the most beautiful dragonfly (damselfly?) I have ever seen
Favorite Photos of 2021 - August Rattlesnake Gulch Colorado photo by www.OnDavisTime.com
AUGUST – I’m not a landscape photographer, but when you go to Colorado you can’t really go wrong
Favorite Photos of 2021 - September Blue eyed garter snake
SEPTEMBER – a garter snake POSED for me! And his eyes were blue!
Favorite Photos of 2021 - October blue eyed crayfish
OCTOBER – and just when I thought I got lucky with the garter snake, a Crayfish with blue eyes posed for me!
Favorite Photos of 2021 - November snow on a spider web
NOVEMBER – snow on a spiders web
Favorite Photos of 2021 - December Riley Davis #32 Albion Womens Basketball photo by www.OnDavisTime.com
DECEMBER – my #32 doing what she does

And a few extra pictures, just because I want to share.

Favorite Photos of 2021
1. Me flexing after climbing the mountains (thank you for the pic Amanda H) 2. The beach at Hotel Breakers Cedar Point
3. A slug on my shed porch
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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.
On Davis Time - Creative Challenge Week of April 12

On Davis Time – Creative Challenge Week of April 12

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For the Patterns challenge, I went back to photography and decided to photograph patterns in nature.

Were flowers an obvious choice? Whatever, I couldn’t help myself – it’s SPRING. I bought a bouquet at the grocery store and took closeups. Look at these beautiful patterns!!

And this one – it looks like a pattern of tiny yellow flowers within a flower!

Then I just started looking around for more patterns, and on what I call my “Happy Shelf” I saw a shell that I brought back from a Florida trip three years ago – a beautifully perfect spiral pattern.

As I’ve worked through these weekly challenges, I’m really starting to discover that while I do enjoy traditional art, photography really and truly is where my heart is. So…while I may continue to do other types of art on occasion (especially when Riley is with me!!) you will likely start to see more of them completed with photography. And maybe some more wire art because I really enjoyed that as well.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE IS ‘CANDID’

Yes I realize that sounds like it’s geared toward photography. No I didn’t choose it because I’m choosing to do more photos. I actually scheduled all of the weekly challenges on my calendar back in February. In any case, as always – you may interpret and execute the challenge any way and with any artistic medium you choose. Please use #ODTCreativeChallenge when sharing your creations online – I would love to see what you create! Next week I will share a photo of what I created along with the next creative prompt. I hope you will join me!

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.
On Davis Time - Creative Challenge Week of April 5

On Davis Time – Creative Challenge Week of April 5

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Well I did it, I completed the ‘Hands’ challenge. I’ve been wanting to complete a challenge with Origami and I wasn’t sure if this was the right one or not, but I figured I can always try another one later. So….here is my paper hand saying “I love you” in ASL 🙂

I found the YouTube instructions HERE. My biggest struggle was that I used an origami square that was too small (6×6 inch) which made some of the folding difficult – but the instructions at that link were very good!

And once I got the “I love you” out of the way, I refolded the fingers for the people I don’t love LOL

Looks more like a cactus than a middle finger but….I know what it is haha.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE IS ‘PATTERNS’

As always use any creative medium you choose to complete the challenge. Please use #ODTCreativeChallenge when sharing your creations online – I would love to see what you create! Next week I will share a photo of what I created along with the next creative prompt. I hope you will join me!

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

Creative Challenge and Wire Art

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So…life got in the way and I did not complete the creative challenge ‘Hands’. I will be extending that challenge prompt for one more week, and making it happen!!

HOWEVER. I did make something that I want to share. Wire art!!

Over the years I have tried many different types of art and I love all of it, but sometimes I want to try something new that I have never done before.

Several weeks ago I was scouring the internet for ideas of new things to try, and stalking the blogs of other creatives when I ran across a post by A Crafty Mix called 7 Quick Tips for Making Your Own Wire Art.

I will not reiterate what she said in her post – she is awesome, if you like what I created you should really go check out the post and her blog!

Using her post and what she created as inspiration, this is what I created for my Riley.

The basketball player was created with 18 gauge wire, the hoop with 12 gauge wire, and the net with Activ-Wire Mesh all purchased from Amazon. The basketball is just printed on card stock, the same as the background (My Riley is a Warrior). The frame is just a standard wood frame – I removed the glass and back and drilled holes to insert and glue in the wire.

Here is a closer look.

If you like it, go show Michelle at A Crafty Mix some love 🙂

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE IS (STILL) ‘HANDS’

As always, interpret the challenge as you see fit and create with whatever medium you choose – photography, paint, sculpture, dance, writing, cooking…explore something new! I’m trying to explore…can you tell?

Please use #ODTCreativeChallenge when sharing your creations online – I would love to see what you create! Next week I will share a photo of what I created along with the next creative prompt. I hope you will join me!

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.