52 Clicks | Week 48 | Emoji

December is always reserved for creative themes in our Project 52. We kicked off the month with a brand new theme for us: emoji. This open-ended prompt allowed us to be as creative and cheeky as we pleased. It was a lot of fun seeing what everyone came up with, whether they literally translated the chosen emoji or took a more liberal approach. See what the p52 participants did with this theme. I bet they make you smile.

It's hard to believe that this is our final month in the 2025 project. What a year it has been! So much learning and self-discovery, and let's not forget how often we stepped outside of our comfort zones (even when we whined and moaned about it) that led to even more learning and growing. If this sounds like something you'd want to do in 2026, we'd love to have you! Sign up now to join us!
xoxo,
Angie Mahlke

We ended our “Emotion” month in our Project 52 with our final theme: Inspired By. This prompt was open-ended, allowing the p52 participants to choose anything that inspires them. This could range anywhere from other artists and art forms (like literature, films, music, paintings, etc) to more abstract things (color, light, mood, etc). Take a look to see what inspired everyone last week.

The 2026 run of 52 Clicks is now open for registration. Sign up now! We have a great year planned with a myriad of themes to keep you inspired and clicking through the year.
xoxo,
Angie Mahlke

52 Clicks | Week 20 | Surrealism

The participants of the Project 52 really tested ourselves last week with the next theme in our genre sampling month: surrealism. We thought forced perspective was hard, but this one challenged us even more. Surrealism encompasses a large net, leaving the theme wide open for creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. We were given permission to really go for it, and you can tell by looking through the images that everyone took the assignment seriously. 

We shared our creative processes with each other, and let me tell you how interesting it is to be able to take a peek inside and glimpse the magic behind each finished product. We saw the beginning (SOOC), the in-between (the progress) and all the components used in the process (images, overlays, props, editing steps, etc) that led to the magical completed image. 

Will we go on from this surrealism week and continue to create in this genre? The majority of us would probably say no, but the lessons learned are invaluable. And who knows, maybe we'll see glimpses of surrealism-inspired components in our future work because I think this week left a mark.

xo,

Angie Mahlke

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