Hello and welcome! Thank you so much for stopping in...I would like to begin this post by thanking beautiful Victoria of sfgirlbybay for her brilliant epiphany, Blog It Forward. She has inspired us all....
Last Friday, the delightful, enchanting Susan of Freshly Picked shared her excellent inspirations. Tomorrow, I look forward to visiting the talented, lovely Lara of from lara and will surely find more wonderfully inspirational thoughts.
My Inspiration...To express what inspires me is a daunting proposition. Everything inspires me in some way. To get a handle on such an all-encompassing concept, I chose to narrow it down and focus this post on what inspires me creatively.
Personally, I am very inspired by the fact that I am my own boss. I'm doing what I love; my work fulfills my creative needs and allows me to express myself completely. It gives me the freedom to design, dream, experience, grow and live creatively. You could say I'm inspired by life.
To get down to basics, my creative inspiration begins with each of my five senses. Our senses have so much power over everything that makes up who we are. Our ability to touch and feel, hear, taste, smell and see can trigger our artistic and creative thoughts so strongly. For me, I have (painfully) narrowed the creative influences for each of my senses down to just a few....
Last Friday, the delightful, enchanting Susan of Freshly Picked shared her excellent inspirations. Tomorrow, I look forward to visiting the talented, lovely Lara of from lara and will surely find more wonderfully inspirational thoughts.
My Inspiration...To express what inspires me is a daunting proposition. Everything inspires me in some way. To get a handle on such an all-encompassing concept, I chose to narrow it down and focus this post on what inspires me creatively.
Personally, I am very inspired by the fact that I am my own boss. I'm doing what I love; my work fulfills my creative needs and allows me to express myself completely. It gives me the freedom to design, dream, experience, grow and live creatively. You could say I'm inspired by life.
To get down to basics, my creative inspiration begins with each of my five senses. Our senses have so much power over everything that makes up who we are. Our ability to touch and feel, hear, taste, smell and see can trigger our artistic and creative thoughts so strongly. For me, I have (painfully) narrowed the creative influences for each of my senses down to just a few....
Touch
textures
grainy gritty
smooth hard
soft warm
woven rough
rounded square
jagged weathered
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Hearing
sound
rain falling
music playing
soft loud
waves
crashing lapping
birds singing
sound
rain falling
music playing
soft loud
waves
crashing lapping
birds singing
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Taste
food and drink
hot cold
salty spicy
bitter strong
sweet subtle
fresh crisp
buttery smooth
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Smell
fragrance
salt air
lush green
pine forest
flowery sweet
dry earth
books paper
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Sight
visual
vibrant color
clear focused
shaded blurred
bright light
muted soft
shadows dark
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You may have noticed a recurring element. It is possibly the strongest of all for inspiring my senses and my creativity...
the water element.
Thank you again for visiting me.
It's my hope that something here has brought you inspiration.
You're welcome here, in my little corner of the world, anytime...
Today's list of Blog It Forward posts are:
black white yellow
out and about africa
crafty weasel
rikshaw design
sumana
katie*belle
the vintage laundress
miseducated
yellowtrace
Have a beautiful day, lovely friends, and I want you to know that you inspire me every day...xo
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