Where do you find creative inspirations?

~baby~doll~ · 05-01-2013, 11:19 PM

I read voraciously stimulating the thought process. A glimpse of an idea sprouts. Imagery flows over me the same way, a picture of a pole dancer, or old man sitting along a curb wine bottle in a bag, even a building burning touch the creative and off I go with pen in hand to flesh this idea into form. It process is much like a seamstress creating a delectable gown one stitch at a time and the story grows.

NorCalStud · 05-02-2013, 02:36 AM

Quick connects with strangers. Sorta a Studs Terkel approach. I like to meet people in everyday situations and where there is a time restraint....We are waiting in line..... We are walking our dogs ect.. then...To fall into sharing on any topic and go deep fast. Deep as in..get to the heart of the matter...like we both want to and do bcuz there is a time restraint and bcuz we probably wont see each other again. In these situations I listen more. I already know how I feel..it is them I usually like to hear from. I dont want them to feel interviewed so I am casual but my goal is to get them to bust wide open and tell me deep shit about their lives good and bad. Real. Human. True. And then laugh at life together before we part ways.

Metro · 07-19-2013, 02:32 PM

Bumpity bump!

Defining a creative "problem" helps me arrive at a creative "solution". Just as important is setting parameters. Without doing so (or having them) I tend to flail and miss the "solution".

Parameters could be one or any combination of things i.e. tools, medium, color palette, tone/voice, audience, concept, theme -- even deadlines. You get the idea. That's what works for me.

Chelsius · 07-19-2013, 02:36 PM

Literally everything. It could be a book, a song, a sunrise, a rainy day, a smell, a feeling...I never know what will get my creative juices flowing.

deb_U_taunt · 07-19-2013, 02:39 PM

meditation at the sound garden:

Kubota Gardens:

Annual burning man trip is my super recharge:

05-01-2013, 11:19 PM	#1
~baby~doll~ Member How Do You Identify?: femme-bottom, lesbian, queer Preferred Pronoun?: feminine ones Relationship Status: Leather polyamorous family Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: with HER Posts: 1,110 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,494 Thanked 2,857 Times in 905 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	I read voraciously stimulating the thought process. A glimpse of an idea sprouts. Imagery flows over me the same way, a picture of a pole dancer, or old man sitting along a curb wine bottle in a bag, even a building burning touch the creative and off I go with pen in hand to flesh this idea into form. It process is much like a seamstress creating a delectable gown one stitch at a time and the story grows. __________________ i will wait to love You. i will wait another day For You i'd leave all this behind. i will wait for you tonight. iwill waste another dream on You Always run to You. Uh Huh Her

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NorCalStud Member How Do You Identify?: gaea's Daddy and Fiance Preferred Pronoun?: Ours Relationship Status: Engaged with gaea:-) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Island Mountain Posts: 440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 1,465 Times in 359 Posts Rep Power: 18918589	creatively inspired by Quick connects with strangers. Sorta a Studs Terkel approach. I like to meet people in everyday situations and where there is a time restraint....We are waiting in line..... We are walking our dogs ect.. then...To fall into sharing on any topic and go deep fast. Deep as in..get to the heart of the matter...like we both want to and do bcuz there is a time restraint and bcuz we probably wont see each other again. In these situations I listen more. I already know how I feel..it is them I usually like to hear from. I dont want them to feel interviewed so I am casual but my goal is to get them to bust wide open and tell me deep shit about their lives good and bad. Real. Human. True. And then laugh at life together before we part ways. __________________ "Love the questions" ...Rainier Marie Rilke...Letters to a young poet Che

07-19-2013, 02:36 PM	#4
Chelsius Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queerdo Lady Unit Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: WI Posts: 76 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 33 Thanked 201 Times in 65 Posts Rep Power: 978931	Literally everything. It could be a book, a song, a sunrise, a rainy day, a smell, a feeling...I never know what will get my creative juices flowing. __________________ “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.” - Albus Dumbledore

07-19-2013, 02:32 PM	#3
Metro Senior Member How Do You Identify?: • Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: • Posts: 1,606 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,476 Thanked 2,911 Times in 730 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Bumpity bump! Defining a creative "problem" helps me arrive at a creative "solution". Just as important is setting parameters. Without doing so (or having them) I tend to flail and miss the "solution". Parameters could be one or any combination of things i.e. tools, medium, color palette, tone/voice, audience, concept, theme -- even deadlines. You get the idea. That's what works for me.

07-19-2013, 02:39 PM	#5
deb_U_taunt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: ........ Join Date: May 2011 Location: ....... Posts: 1,748 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,324 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,361 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	meditation at the sound garden: Kubota Gardens: Annual burning man trip is my super recharge: