It’s that time of year – time to overeat, surrounded by loved ones, as the days draw in and another year comes to a close. Whether you’re firmly in the holiday spirit or sick of it already, the festive season prompts many people to look back and remember days gone by.
A sense of nostalgia has inspired artworks for centuries, from JMW Turner’s wistful seascapes to John Constable’s bucolic countryside paintings and Norman Rockwell’s idealised Americana.
We’re talking nostalgia this month and, after delighting in your pencil drawings and animal-inspired art, we’re excited to see where you will go with this theme. As with all of our projects, you can take the topic in any direction you like, and you can use any materials you like, from pen and ink to needlework or film.
If you’d prefer to discuss your favourite nostalgia-infused artworks, please do so in the comment thread – where we’d also love your suggestions for future Share your Art themes.
This project is open to everyone, but there are a few guidelines you need to follow if you’d like to submit your artwork:
How to share your artwork
Share an image of your artwork via GuardianWitness, by clicking the blue “contribute” button on this page, or via the Android or iPhone app. If you don’t have a Guardian profile, you’ll need to sign up. Then, find the Share your art assignment and follow the instructions to share your image. If you have any problems, email us at userhelp@theguardian.com.
We’ll feature some of our favourite submissions at theguardian.com/artanddesign and on Facebook. By sending us your pictures you a) acknowledge that you have created the pictures or have permission to do so, and b) grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, free licence to publish your pictures as described. Copyright resides with you and you may re-use your pictures however you wish. Read our full terms and conditions here.
Submit as many images as you like, but don’t worry if they don’t appear straight away – everything has to be approved before it can be ‘hung’ in our online gallery. Tell us in the comments if there are any improvements we could make to the series.
