Where do you find creative inspirations?

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by weatherboi

i find creative inspiration from a good ole charlie sheen quote!!! cause that shit is funny!!!!!

Well, a 10,000 year old alien brain is sure to have some sort of creative output, right?

[StillettoDoll]

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou

You become more divine as you become more creative. All the religions of the world have said God is the creator. I don’t know whether he is the creator or not, but one thing I know: the more creative you become, the more godly you become. When your creativity comes to a climax, when your whole life becomes creative, you live in God. So he must be the creator because people who have been creative have been closest to him. Love what you do. Be meditative while you are doing it – whatsoever it is!” — Osho

“Every day is an opportunity to be creative – the canvas is your mind, the brushes and colours are your thoughts and feelings, the panorama is your story, the complete picture is a work of art called, ‘my life’. Be careful what you put on the canvas of your mind today – it matters.” — Innerspace

[femmedyke]

For the Artist at the Start of Day

May morning be astir with the harvest of night;
Your mind quickening to the eros of a new question,
Your eyes seduced by some unintended glimpse
That cut right through the surface to a source.

May this be a morning of innocent beginning,
When the gift within you slips clear
Of the sticky web of the personal
With its hurt and its hauntings,
And fixed fortress corners,

A Morning when you become a pure vessel
For what wants to ascend from silence,

May your imagination know
The grace of perfect danger,

To reach beyond imitation,
And the wheel of repetition,

Deep into the call of all
The unfinished and unsolved

Until the veil of the unknown yields
And something original begins
To stir toward your senses
And grow stronger in your heart

In order to come to birth
In a clean line of form,
That claims from time
A rhythm not yet heard,
That calls space to
A different shape.

May it be its own force field
And dwell uniquely
Between the heart and the light

To surprise the hungry eye
By how deftly it fits
About its secret loss.

~ John O'Donohue ~

[Diva]

I'm not sure HOW I missed this thread! I love it! Thanks, Doll, for starting it!

When I wrote a lot, and had writer's block, I just had to walk away from it....lol...I had PM's saying, "Well? WELL?!?!?!" and I KNOW there are several stories on that other site that have pieces of mine that are yet unfinished! I know it's frustrating for the reader.....equally frustrating to me, if not moreso.

My painting? I'm inspired by a myriad of things.....I repped blackboot because there have been times when I have been awakened by a dream and gotten up and painted it (CENSORING was one of those.....TAOS, another). People inspire my art sometimes.....especially, of course, the commissioned pieces. Nature inspires.........I've used sticks and dried flowers in my paintings. I also love recycled things.....I've even got Shari "on the lookout" for stuff....she is always bringing me interesting stuff to use!

Right now, I'm sorta hung up on ZenTangles.........and I have a painting in the works called WINE that I'm blocking on. Go FIGURE! One of the things I KNOW and I'm stuck! lol That's just cruel, isn't it?

I love color........there are some I love more than others......the vibrant ones are the ones I love best, and they inspire me, too.

Thanks again for this neat thread, Doll!

[girl_dee]

Nature. Very simple for me.

[dixie]

Every where I look. Inspiration manifests in so many different forms. It's the reason my camera rarely leaves my side.

[hpychick]

I find inspiration in the simplest of things: a soft touch, a whispered word, the dew on a leaf, an overgrown yard (mine in particular..lol), puppy dreams, music, scents of bbq-grilling, sadness, joy, a new friendship, an old friendship.

There are so many things by which to be inspired, because everything has had life breathed into it in some way.

[StillettoDoll]

I finally broke my creative block over the weekend, it has been a few months. Got a lot of new ideas, and a new plan. Wow I got alot of work to do!



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[Diva]

Same here, Doll!!! I finished WINE....it's in my Gallery! Weeeeee!!!!!

[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.

[Talon]

Extraordinary beauty (visual and/or auditory)...my inner emotions (the good, the bad, and the ugly)...other's passions, creations and ideas can also inspire the creative process within me, as well.

[mariamma]

I am creative inspiration. I am a figure model

[laruss]

Water... Being in water or near water inspires me.

When I need to clear my head and think I take a bath, shower or go swimming.

When I get out of the water I am ready to write or paint, I just want to get into it because my head is full of things I need to express.

[Samurai Wanderer]

Originally Posted by 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.

This is how I'd start off. More ideas than what I know to do with. I pick and choose, and find that judgment kills creativity, and end up with little or no ideas to pursue.

Then I do this...

Originally Posted by sharkchomp

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.

... and if I can quieten myself enough, I'd eventually end up with a workable idea to build on. The more naturally I can relate to it, the easier it seems to develop. Still, the whole process can be quite an ordeal when creativity decides not to cooperate.

Recently, I've been letting this idea about the "creative genius" sink in:



Thanks for the interesting thread!

[StillettoDoll]

Originally Posted by Samurai Wanderer

This is how I'd start off. More ideas than what I know to do with. I pick and choose, and find that judgment kills creativity, and end up with little or no ideas to pursue.

Then I do this...



... and if I can quieten myself enough, I'd eventually end up with a workable idea to build on. The more naturally I can relate to it, the easier it seems to develop. Still, the whole process can be quite an ordeal when creativity decides not to cooperate.

Recently, I've been letting this idea about the "creative genius" sink in:



Thanks for the interesting thread!

Love this talk! Creative fairies hmmmmmmm Thanks for sharing.

[cinnamongrrl]

I agree with Cajun Dee... I find infinite inspiration in nature...it's my energy...it's my church....being in the woods does me so much good, body and soul...it's something I need rather than want.....the woods are my happy place