No-Phone, Just Art: Start Here
5 Minutes, 5 days
Welcome to the No-Phone, Just Art Challenge!
We’re pressing pause for 300 seconds each day for five days.
No scrolling. No perfection. No pressure.
Just five minutes of presence with pen, paper, and possibility.
This isn’t a challenge with rules or outcomes. It’s an invitation to play, to notice, to create without judgment.
To make marks without needing them to mean anything.
How It Works
I will share a simple prompt.
Each prompt is an invitation, not an assignment.
I’ll also share quick live demos (with replays) if you’d like to watch.
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The Reply Ritual
After you engage with the prompt, I’d love to hear from you.
You don’t have to overthink it—just leave a comment here with:
How pausing for those 5 minutes made you feel
A quick photo of what you made (if you’d like)
A thought or feeling that surprised you
Remember there is no pressure. I’m simply asking for your presence.
This is as much for me as it is for you.
I’m practicing alongside you—choosing presence, curiosity, and small pauses amidst the noise.
Daily Prompts & Replays
(Links will be added here as the challenge unfolds.)
Day 2: No Phone, Just Art
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Yesterday, we began with lines and I am just so happy to hear from so many of you that it was valuable.
Day 3: No Phone, Just Art
We’ve drawn lines. We’ve made circles. And from all the emails and chat messages I’m getting, it’s heartening to see how something is opening up in you as you create “mindlessly.”
Day 4: No Phone, Just Art
What a fun way to start my morning with all these messages about mark-making!
Day 5: No Phone, Just Art Valentine Edition
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We’ve traveled through lines, circles, marks, and grids together this week. Each day, our community grew stronger as we shared our simple moments of presence. Whether you filled pages or made a singl…
Participant Gallery
Just some of the shares from participants this week
Thank you for being here.
With gratitude,
Mansi.