August 2023
August the Great!
August is short for Augustus which is Latin in origin and means “the venerable or great one.” It was the title given to the first Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar and in 6 BC, the Roman senate elected to name this month after him. I think August is GREAT, but for reasons not related to Rome. I think August is great because summer takes on a sense of urgency and I want to GO, DO, RELAX and PLAY—all at once—and on some days I can. August is ripe with travel and traditions that I joyfully anticipate AND with corn on the cob—a nod to our color of the month—blackberries, peaches and zucchini.
I’m all in on August …
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August Dates
New Month Meet-Up: Tuesday, August 1st 3PM PT, Watch on YouTube
Come find out what’s planned this month and how YOU can prepare to be more productive with your photos?
Do It Together: Thursday, August 3rd 9:30AM PT, Watch on YouTube or read RECAP
Bring TEN photos of a place you love and let’s use this sketch to celebrate it.
Project Play Date: Saturday, August 12th at 4PM PT Watch on YouTube or read RECAP
This month, we’re doing a story about a place you love. Think of one place to document and a bring five to ten photos with you. Also bring your July project. We want to celebrate your progress and/or SEE your results!
WWW: Wednesday, August 16th at 2PM PT, Watch on YouTube or read RECAP
Stories that draw connections are so FUN. Join Stacy as she demonstrates how to find a connection within a category, using both category files and keywords.
Podcast 🎙️ Submission Deadline: Friday, August 18th at midnight PT. Record a SpeakPipe message sharing when you felt the most productive with your photos and stories and WHY?
Story Coaching: Monday, August 28th at 4PM PT, Register HERE or read RECAP
How can YOU leverage this membership’s collective experience to help YOU with your storytelling? Email stacy@stacyjulian.com with a topic so we can discuss and share!
Hue & Me
A ripe ear of fresh corn is a sensory experience for your eyes, nose, fingers, ears and tongue—don’t you think? And according to Behr.com our color for August, cornsilk got its name because it is a buttery yellow reminiscent of the ready-to-burst kernels of freshly picked corn, but it’s this definition that I love best: Corn Silk is a light, bright, glow stick yellow with a sunflower undertone 💛 🌽 🌻
That just sounds like the perfect hue to represent summer’s richest and hottest days—so be on the look out for golden yellow and see if you can’t create a reason to use it in August!
🌈 Download a folder with the full set of 2023 color swatches? Click HERE!
Design Inspired
I recently learned that the editors at Seeker, have curated a list of destinations by you guessed it—the category of COLOR. Take their search tool for a test drive—and experience an all NEW and super inspiring way to SEE the world. But did you know? In 1993 Pope John Paul II was scheduled to visit the Monastery of Izamal and the town decided to pull together and make the town presentable from all angles. So it was decided that the whole town would be repainted in the same shade of yellow to give it a distinct aesthetic.
Love Your Library Video
This month we turn our time and attention to learning about and practicing the powerful tool of categories.
Story Process Videos
Melissa Burnett shares the process behind an US story that will introduce her son in his scrapbook!
Watch as Veronica Norris documents a pre-pandemic trip to Disneyland for her kids!
Podcast
I received only ONE SpeakPipe message this month (shout out to Jodi 😀) which is not enough to create a community-based episode with.
August’s 🌻 QUESTION
I know YOU have something to share this month, in response to this question: When have you felt the most productive with your photos/stories and WHY? What has personal experience taught you about your personality, your pictures and productivity?
📷 Our SUMMER Photo Contest is still going. Challenge yourself to step outside the norm of “everybody smile” to a more playful approach.
Take more playful pictures and share them on our Facebook group to make yourself eligible for prize drawing!
Have questions or ideas for me?
Leave a comment below, or reach out stacy@stacyjulian.com
💛 Don’t FORGET to check our seasonal quote, book and project! Click HERE
