I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the seeds of inspiration. I keep seeing listings and posts on all sorts of venues for items X, Y and Z that claim to be inspired by something. Usually, I'm happy to say, it's something original with just a hint of what inspired the maker.
All of this has gotten the gears turning in my brain (a dangerous thing I assure you). I came to the realization that my muse is a little schizophrenic. My inspiration comes from CoLoR (and lots of it), mixed with a little bit of chaos. No, not the people-coming-and-going-dog-barking-at-the-mailman-tv-on-too-loud-phones-ringing kind of chaos. It's much quieter and goes on in the back of my mind. It plays back images like full sensory flashes of time. And recalls things like.... eating pommegranates on the porch with grandma, the sounds of Dad's big band music, the smell of coco butter and chlorinated water, the sight and feel of cool grass on a hot summer afternoon. It's the stuff that settles my brain and keeps me from being linear, it makes me need to create. It's the never ending story that drives what I do... and like me it's everchanging.
So now the question.....
What is it that lights your creative fire?
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