so what inspires you? a discussion about originals.
Every artist, musician and writer needs their own voice, their own way of interpreting what they see, hear or feel. Our interpretation of what is around us makes each of us individual in our styles and ideas. To be different and unique means we aren’t copying someone else…what’s unique about copying someone else?
When I create I look for inspiration in many places…my top three are color, nature and texture. I feel better when there is color in my world. I crave color; bold, bright colors are my favorites. The color palette of nature changes daily, and I am always amazed and inspired to see how nature and the creatures in nature change to fit into the environment.
Being original probably means someone will critique us or try to copy us, and that isn’t always pleasant. However, when we copy someone else we limit our own creativity, and we will never know how far we can go with our own talents. If I don’t create my originals, who will?
Today I am a part of a blog hop for more discussion about inspiration, copyrights and being original. Go to the following links and see what other artists have to say on the subject of originality.
Joanne Sharpe Sharyn Sowell Aaron Christensen
Chris Chun Monica Lee Brenda Pinnick Molly Smith
Drooz Doodles Phyllis Dobbs Jen Goode Beth Parker Sue Zipkin
If you would like to join in the discussion about copyrights, join the LinkedIn group—Copyrights-Artist’s Rights
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Vickie, so true about limiting creativity when we copy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Love the orange and hot pink!
Isn’t Mother Nature a fantastic inspiration for us all? I love colour too!
Well said Maybe we will make a difference, I really believe we will. Lana
I am a counselor in my other life and I believe and have experienced the healing power of “flow”; when you get into an activity and become Zen or so into the activity that you look up and say, “Where did the day go?”. When this happens, it has been theorized, that the self checks out and begins to heal from the traumas of the day and then when we check back in we are better than before we started. I also think that the process of creating is particularly responsive to the idea of flow.—-my two cents