RE: What do you think about changes in Steemit Engagement Challenges?
I do not think you were on Steemit when WOX hosted its Visual art challenge but it was really true, that after such comment about lack of stuff for drawing, I made an example and took a simple piece of paper and a ball-pen and made my drawing with blue pen, suggesting and encouraging people just grab anything and do create.
But I was pleased to hear your feedback as completely independent person regarding:
We can use mud, sand, lemonade, pen, ink it doesn't matter even our blood if we want to
It is true, we see often street artists drawing with chalks on asphalt or people doing sandcastle on beach just for the time of low tide not because they do to get appreciation but because they love to create.
It is indeed the case that SEC brings more user traffic to communities and despite of being active 6 weeks in the communities the crowd disappears just after SEC finishes. That is really a shame but it is not possible to force people to stay anywhere, that is just life, communities will either survive of disappear we have see that already many times.
I am not sure if I was around or visited WOX at that time or perhaps I only had a quick look. WOX looks great, with a topic and has a face of it's own but to me it's overwhelming as well. Perhaps not if I still would have my photocameras and was taking photos like I used to do (in a way I still am because if I go out I stand still and click with my children make ask: Are you taking a photo again!).
We can use concrete, gips, and indeed chalk. I did it many times and with a bit wafter it looks like watercolour and it can be saved with hairspray, coal from the woodfire is an option, lipstick, tea, coffee, and so on.
Perhaps it's good to teach something like this and show how to paint with different materials?
Sand can be "glued" on paper as well to make a drawing, and dried flowers, leaves, and grass, are great for making paintings. It's what we already learn as a toddler.