I call it triggers – the stuff that inspires you. It’s all around you all the time, but you have to be open to receive it. I will see a photo, colour, texture, hear a story, listen to a song, feel a mood or even see something in someone else’s art that triggers the creative process in me. It gives you the urge to be expressive. Whatever it is must talk to you and very strongly so, you must feel it in your gut. The more you are open to it, the more it will come to you.
“You can’t use up creativity,
the more you use the more you have”
Maya Angelou
So, yes, some days I am not open to it, but there is this world out there…all inspiring and exciting, talking to me. Sometimes you may have to go and look for it, visit art galleries and be inspired. Discuss ideas with other creative people, watch other artists at work (Youtube is a good resource for this). Mostly remember its all about having fun and being fulfilled!
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