The 100 Day Project with Amanda Billing

In this episode, I'm joined once again by Amanda Billing, who has completed several 100 Day Projects over the years. This time, she reflects on what happened when she spent 100 consecutive days working with clay, why she invited a community of artists to join her, and what she learned from watching dozens of people move through the same experience.

We talk about why the 100 Day Project can be used to learn an entirely new medium, deepen an existing practice, or simply create space for something that's been sitting quietly in the background for years. Amanda shares why she believes the most successful projects aren't driven by external outcomes, but by deeply personal motivations that keep you coming back, even on the days when the excitement has worn off.

Our conversation explores the reality of showing up every day: the boredom, the resistance, the unexpected breakthroughs, and the moments where you discover that the project isn't really about the work you're making at all. It's about the habits, stories and assumptions you uncover about yourself along the way.

We also discuss what Amanda observed while guiding a group of artists through the process together. From experienced professionals to complete beginners they talked and shared their experience together - the uncertainty, self-doubt, periods where it felt like nothing was happening, and eventually, a growing confidence that extended well beyond the creative work itself.

Amanda Billing is an actor, portrait photographer, and artist based in Auckland. 

Find her at amandabilling.co.nz and on Instagram @amandabillingnz

Find her 100 day project page here @_householdgods_

Mentioned in this episode:

• The 100 Day Project is run by Lindsay Jean Thompson. Find the Instagram at @dothe100dayproject and the Substack at the100dayproject.substack.com.
• Wendy Mac find her substack here and her instagram here
• The podcast Make Art Not Content : find the episode here and the Instagram here

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