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| An old art journal pg image I have on this blog...but seems very fitting lol |
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Ideas, ideas, ideas
When people ask me where I get my ideas from I first get a little stumped by the question, does anyone else do this? Not because I cannot answer but because there's too much that goes through my head at once that it sort of creates a blockage for a few moments.
It obviously depends on, not only what you are most inspired by, but also what it is you want to achieve. For instance I draw on different inspirations for my book arts than what I do for my paintings. But ideas still come from seeing what materials I have available (especially reclaimed), what colour the trees are today, other wonderful artists creations, what mood I'm in, what the weather is like, what I had for breakfast, what buildings are around, what smells come from a flowerbed, what shoes I'm wearing, what the motorway looks like from the countryside, what the favourite colour is of the person I'm with...in short anything and everything can give inspiration. Every single second, even in the most mundane of days, can give more ideas that what can be used in a lifetime. For me it's almost like being tuned into a wireless, those days when you just *get* that everything around you is just a source for your muse. What happens to me is I get almost a photographic type memory, where I see everything as if it were a painting (does this happen to anyone else? I imagine this is what happens for many photographers; they see the everything as a shot... or am I sounding like a complete loon??). Here is my second Jennibellie on... video on the subject of ideas with flips throughs of some of my ideas journals:
...and I know I didn't sound like a complete loon then, because it was a decent hour when I recorded it...not 1am like it is right now lol so I'm off to dream, and hopefully it'll be one a dream that makes me smile as I wake & gives me my creative juice for the morning, or failing that I'll just settle for a good sleep and find my own inspiration when I get up. Thanks for stopping by, much love Jennibellie xxx
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So true and such a beautiful post Jenny... inspiration is simply everywhere... it just takes us to be awake enough to see it... love your journal page...
ReplyDeleteJenny x
Sweet dreams!
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing your idea journal. I keep one too. So I can keep track of all the trillions of ideas floating around my head. I SO agree that inspiration is everywhere.. I have things scribbled on napkins, food wrappers, etc. ;) You don't sound like a loon... just a passionate artist who is brilliantly creative. xoxo
ReplyDeleteGreat seeing your ideas journal. What happens with me is that I write an idea on a piece of paper, then start to write stuff in a notebook, lose the notebook in the mess on my table, as well as the paper! I tend to write on whatever is the nearest thing to hand and probably need to sort out a specific area so that it is always to hand.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great video. I am guilty at the moment of spending more time looking for inspiration online and in books instead of getting on with creating myself. I do gain lots of inspiration that way but if I can get in the habit of recording things down maybe I would be able to get on creating more.
ReplyDeleteNice post on the whimsical nature of inspiration. We need only to be open to what shows up, at least for me. Sounds like you are too. xox
ReplyDeleteThe blog can be converted into a poem.
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It is so tough for me to explain where my ideas come from especially when it is a person who has not embraced or acknowledged their creative side. Thanks for such a great post!
ReplyDeleteI read this yesterday and loved it.
ReplyDeleteI have also done a post today on my inspiration for two challenges. I gave you a mention, I hope you don't mind.
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Great post and she is beautiful ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us your method! Your are very organized! :D I used to have one little notebook. I will try to work on it again. Just carrying it in my handbag made me force to think in my projects... (i'm sort of lazy sometimes ^^')
ReplyDeleteI think the quote was: Inspiration exists but it has to find you working. -> total truth for me too!
Hugs!
Thank you for sharing more of your creative process and how you get inspired. I've been finding that my own inspiration come at surprising times (usually not in front of my journal) and had not thought about an idea journal to keep track of all them bouncing about in my head. Great tip - thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens to me is I get almost a photographic type memory, where I see everything as if it were a painting (does this happen to anyone else?
ReplyDeleteFor me is's a very, very vague mental picture that becomes clearer only if I push on to try and create it. Often, even though I like what I end up with, it's not what I was trying to picture, but I can't always see why, because the mental image remains fuzzy until I do get it right. Weird, huh?
I love your art! I'm visiting via CED. :)
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on the internet vs. art books. I love books but I do seem to find more inspiration as well as direction from assorted blogs, YouTube etc then I do in all of the the books I have purchased.
ReplyDeleteI keep saying I will create an ideas journal as that may get me to start creating more again but it has not happened. Since I also have a ton of journals that were gifted to me I think i will just re-do the covers and start using those. Thanx again for all of the inspiration and sharing your creations! Love the videos :)
KimMJ
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