What inspires me?
Hmm, I could probably go on all day about this! Let's see …
• When I'm in a funky head space, I head for water. This is a big medative one for me. The shore, a lake, the rapids of a river. If I just quiet myself enough, take in the sounds and scenes of the water and look inward, the inspiration comes from deep within. I draw from the energy of an ocean's waves or a current falling on a waterfall. It's very powerful. I've noticed this method of inspiration works well when I am really struggling with an assignment: design or illustration.
• Picasso has always been a huge influence. Not so much his style, athough I LOVE his work in all his periods but the fact that he didn't let other people's opinions effect him. They didn't hold him back. He was a risk-taker who loved to experiment and wasn't afraid to try something new. He was a genius.
• An artist who's style inspires me is Alberto Giacometti. Not his sculpture — which he is probably most famous for — but his sketches and his paintings. His portraits and street scenes are filled with an incredible raw energy, layered with tremendous visual texture.
• My precious baby girl is a new source of inspiration to me especially for children's books. I read to her everyday, we always buy new books and I'm always coming up with ideas when I sit with her. She'll be my model for many stories to come I'm sure!
• Groups and circles. From conferences to workshops, peer groups to all my friends, even motivational speakers. The moment I sit and talk to other people or listen to their passions about what it is they love I'm instantly inspired. Everyone in Group Soup inspires me, not just because of your talents but also the type of people you are, what you enjoy and love about your own lives. I've yet to walk away from any of these experinences without being inspired in some way.
• Film, books, magazines and music inspire me. They create moods, ideas, set scenes, urge me to think about worlds outside of my own from unusual perspectives or story angles - or simply encourage me to switch off completely so I can relax and not think so hard about my own work. I also pay attention to color, type and design — whether it be packaging, a layout, costume, tempo or the use of lighting. They are all created for an audience and that's a factor I try to think about when working on one of my designs or illustrations.
• In a nutshell I try to make everyday count. I don't want to miss a thing so basically, I make it my business to be nosey (but in a good way)! I people-watch, pay attention, and try to keep my eyes and mind as fully open as possible wherever I am. Oh, and people always ask me how I manage to fit it all in, because I'm always working on so many projects? Don't get me wrong, I do have bad days but most of the time, one project feeds another. Working in newspapers has given me the ability to work very fast in a short space of time, and that's how I do it I guess. The stuff I procrastinate with iare the business elements: invoicing, updating my resumé, keeping my Web site updated. Anyone got any inspiration for that let me know!!!
(((By the way: I wrote a book about a year ago called 52 Ways to be Creatively Inspired. Basically, it's one creative exercise per week for a year! Perhaps this would be a good time to get it printed)))
Happy Art Love Everyone!
• When I'm in a funky head space, I head for water. This is a big medative one for me. The shore, a lake, the rapids of a river. If I just quiet myself enough, take in the sounds and scenes of the water and look inward, the inspiration comes from deep within. I draw from the energy of an ocean's waves or a current falling on a waterfall. It's very powerful. I've noticed this method of inspiration works well when I am really struggling with an assignment: design or illustration. 
• Picasso has always been a huge influence. Not so much his style, athough I LOVE his work in all his periods but the fact that he didn't let other people's opinions effect him. They didn't hold him back. He was a risk-taker who loved to experiment and wasn't afraid to try something new. He was a genius.
• An artist who's style inspires me is Alberto Giacometti. Not his sculpture — which he is probably most famous for — but his sketches and his paintings. His portraits and street scenes are filled with an incredible raw energy, layered with tremendous visual texture.• My precious baby girl is a new source of inspiration to me especially for children's books. I read to her everyday, we always buy new books and I'm always coming up with ideas when I sit with her. She'll be my model for many stories to come I'm sure!
• Groups and circles. From conferences to workshops, peer groups to all my friends, even motivational speakers. The moment I sit and talk to other people or listen to their passions about what it is they love I'm instantly inspired. Everyone in Group Soup inspires me, not just because of your talents but also the type of people you are, what you enjoy and love about your own lives. I've yet to walk away from any of these experinences without being inspired in some way.
• Film, books, magazines and music inspire me. They create moods, ideas, set scenes, urge me to think about worlds outside of my own from unusual perspectives or story angles - or simply encourage me to switch off completely so I can relax and not think so hard about my own work. I also pay attention to color, type and design — whether it be packaging, a layout, costume, tempo or the use of lighting. They are all created for an audience and that's a factor I try to think about when working on one of my designs or illustrations.
• In a nutshell I try to make everyday count. I don't want to miss a thing so basically, I make it my business to be nosey (but in a good way)! I people-watch, pay attention, and try to keep my eyes and mind as fully open as possible wherever I am. Oh, and people always ask me how I manage to fit it all in, because I'm always working on so many projects? Don't get me wrong, I do have bad days but most of the time, one project feeds another. Working in newspapers has given me the ability to work very fast in a short space of time, and that's how I do it I guess. The stuff I procrastinate with iare the business elements: invoicing, updating my resumé, keeping my Web site updated. Anyone got any inspiration for that let me know!!!(((By the way: I wrote a book about a year ago called 52 Ways to be Creatively Inspired. Basically, it's one creative exercise per week for a year! Perhaps this would be a good time to get it printed)))
Happy Art Love Everyone!
1 Comments:
Hiya Leezy
Thanks for sharing these! Tell me more about your book, will you self-publish it! Are you waiting for a publisher, or are you selling it as e-book? Let me know when it's available, it sounds like a great read :-)
Astrid
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