This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens.
SLIMSY
: flimsy, frail
Slimsy is a blend of slim and flimsy. The word was first used in the mid-19th century and was at its peak of popularity in the early 20th.
Merriam-Webster:
“For one thing, she’ll have to make Daisy some clothes first, because Daisy hasn’t got much to wear except what she’s got on…. Just about all she’s got to her name is that little slimsy gingham jumper she’s wearing.” — Erskine Caldwell, A Woman in the House, 1936
“With Nebraska going out in the quarterfinals against Michigan—leaving the Cornhuskers with a slimsy resume nearly devoid of high-end wins—the Big Ten is poised to produce only four tournament teams for the first time since 2008.” — Patrick Stevens, The Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2018
#salchallenge @seattleartistleague #(word of the day)
Prizes awarded for creativity and participation
To be eligible for a prize, and to help motivate other people, post your creative project to Facebook or Instagram. You can also email it to me directly, and use the tags: #salchallenge @seattleartistleague #(word of the day)
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Exercise your creativity
This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens.
“For one thing, she’ll have to make Daisy some clothes first, because Daisy hasn’t got much to wear except what she’s got on…. Just about all she’s got to her name is that little slimsy gingham jumper she’s wearing.” — Erskine Caldwell, A Woman in the House, 1936
“With Nebraska going out in the quarterfinals against Michigan—leaving the Cornhuskers with a slimsy resume nearly devoid of high-end wins—the Big Ten is poised to produce only four tournament teams for the first time since 2008.” — Patrick Stevens, The Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2018
Prizes awarded for creativity and participation
To be eligible for a prize, and to help motivate other people, post your creative project to Facebook or Instagram. You can also email it to me directly, and use the tags: #salchallenge @seattleartistleague #(word of the day)
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