Where do you find creative inspirations?

[StillettoDoll]

Everybody's creative process is different, what gets you inspired?
As a creative type I am always looking for someone or something to
fuel the fire. theres a saying" Fire dies without tinder" and "No one build a cabinet by bare hands alone". I often get creative block , I guess that the same as writers block?....
They tell me all the time that I am very creative person , but most of the time I really dont see it.
I am always looking for inspiration & freshness ,and my orginality.
What got your creative juices flowing today or anyday?

[katsarecool]

It doesn't take much for me anymore to be inspired. As a visual artist I am constantly looking for images that strike my fancy. Either in print form or plein aire. In fact, I do not have enough time to get everything on canvas or paper that pleases me. I think this is because for so many years (most of my life) I was raising children in combination with working and it left little time for daydreaming or creating either. Great topic by the way!

[asphaltcowboi]

in the garage with a welder/cutting torch and some scrap metal and old parts/nut bolts,whatever.

[little man]

i have a tendency to just stumble upon beautiful things. i shoot as i go.

for conceptual stuff, many/most ideas come from conversations with people. i tend to think in images anyway, and a phrase or idea will manifest in my head as an image. i have a ton of those right now...i'm only lacking models and locations. i do sometimes envy those of you who can draw. would be so much easier if i could just pull stuff from my head and put it on paper.

with the wood design and building, much of it is of necessity...i just make things i need.

great thread idea, stilletto!

[Gemme]

Looking at the past work of the penpal thread participants can jumpstart my creative juices. I'm a referential artist and often get inspiration from other artists' work.

[Miss Scarlett]

A little trick I learned several years ago (from someone far more talented than I will ever hope to be) is to walk away from whatever you are working on. He told me to go in as opposite a direction as possible. Look at what is around you. There's so much beauty and you only have one set of eyes so do more than just look - breathe it in, taste it, wrap yourself in it, feel it, let it speak to you.

Whether writing or drawing this process has yet to fail me.

[DomnNC]

Quite simply, life is my inspiration.

[afixer]

it happens outside

[Corkey]

From the simple beauty that is Nature.

[key]

I do art to impress the ladies. Well it is a blend of wooing a loved one and processing all the stuff that comes up for me in relationship. My work is emotion based. I want to be able to conjur up those inspirational emotions on my own. I think that would be a very good thing. Either that or date more often! I really want to start painting and writing again.

[Admin]

test test test

[Gemme]

Is that like practice, practice, practice or an actual test? Or are you secretly a mad scientist?

Curiosity reigns tonight.......

[sharkchomp]

I have to agree with Miss Scarlet. I have a story I've been working on for a long long time. I got writers block so bad. I would just sit and stare at the computer screen, sometimes for hours. It was so frustrating. So I just stopped. Cold. I left it for a long long time and then I reread what I had written and BAM! There was also a time where I had to bring it all together and figure out how I was going to write a segment that was fairly complex. I was over thinking it and I knew that was my problem so I kindly scraped all of those ideas and relaxed. Then BAM - it came to me and it practically wrote itself!

I think the key here is to relax and let the ideas come naturally. I don't think one can force an idea out of their brain. Breath, relax, focus on something far from whatever it is that you're doing and BAM! you'll be inspired.

Good luck!
~~~shark~~~~~~~~

[StillettoDoll]

I just wanted to mention...That there is a whole world of aromatheraphy of scents , that are great for creativity, I really like the Feng shui scents especially Feng shui water which is great for creativity . and yes I do make that soap,
Other scent that I have read that are great are Neroli , Jasmine, bergamot , frankincense, sandlewood , geranium .


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One of the most overlooked creativity building influences that we can control is, in my opinion and experience, the use of fragrance in the studio or beading area. Fragrance is a pathway to creativity, a subtle but very powerful mental stimulant, proven to help foster a sense of well being, energy and creativity. Adding fragrance to a room or area can help us in more ways than we may anticipate.

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[EmpressM]

Originally Posted by StillettoDoll

Everybody's creative process is different, what gets you inspired?
As a creative type I am always looking for someone or something to
fuel the fire. theres a saying" Fire dies without tinder" and "No one build a cabinet by bare hands alone". I often get creative block , I guess that the same as writers block?....
They tell me all the time that I am very creative person , but most of the time I really dont see it.
I am always looking for inspiration & freshness ,and my orginality.
What got your creative juices flowing today or anyday?

Great thread StillettoDoll! Thanks!

I like to find creative ways to inspire myself!

One of my favorites: My friend and I walk our dogs 2 miles every morning at the same time although we are 800 miles apart. So when I need a little boost of inspiration or a change in perspective I call and we chat while we are walking. He takes pictures of interesting things he sees and texts them to me during the walk and i do the same. It spurs on the converstion and the combination of talking to a person that artistically inspires me and a change in scenery via the pictures lets me approach my canvas with fresh eyes.

[sweet_goldie_grrl]

My inspiration comes from talking with my Daddy. Sometimes I'll just think about Him and how He makes me feel and it all just comes to me. The most beautiful word flow from me and I have to write them down. Our love is very inspirational!!

[foxyshaman]

I find inspiration in drumming. The rhythms find me and away I go. I come up with ideas for healing rituals or circles I am leading. And singing. I sing alot and it helps me to flow ideas. Yoga is also one of my biggest and most reliable avenues for creativity. I have received some of my best inspirations, writings and workshop ideas while in class.

I also dance when I am stuck. I put on my Bhudda cafe series and sway my hips and hands and next thing I know I am back at my desk and writing new sections for my website.

I don't do Art per se, but art is not limited to the visual expression of my internal workings. Rather it is how I reach out to the world, and sometimes I am even lucky enough to have the world reach back to me.

[kannon]

I find inspiration in pretty much the same things as everyone else. One of the hardest things to do is create something on command within a certain time frame. I think that's the reason a lot of writers have writer's block. Sequels are never as good as the original. The creative energy is sort of magical. Supply and demand doesn't govern creativity.

Two things inspire me: emotions and thoughts. People or environments that make me think and/or feel. Really anything that makes me think or feel.

[deb_U_taunt]

Inspiration comes from garage sale 'junk', pull apart lots, when twice a year the city allows people toss 'trash' to the curb in piles for pick up, old buildings and the list goes on.

[LaCircé]

I have been drawing and painting for the better part of half a century, my inspiration comes from this need to express what I see or think in a way that others can see. In the past few years, my inspiration is closely linked to all things women, from the purely erotic to queer and more feminist pieces. The condition of my sisters gets my creative side going big time, this is when I feel motivated and know I must use my abilities to speak on such topics.