The word inspiration may have originated in Greek culture sometime around or after 323 BC.
What do you think this is? *
some definitions:
- the feeling of elevated energy and enthusiasm
- arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- a product of one's creative thinking and work
- a sudden intuition or idea as part of solving a problem
- divine guidance, that is, a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings
- arousing to a particular emotion or action
- the act of drawing in air as in breathing
Just look at the patterns of clouds and sky with silhouetted bare tree branches!
Patch, my friend from the etsy bloggers' team is hosting a carnival and asks us to "Talk about your inspirations!! What is always inspiring you for your shops, your works, or anything in your life??"
Many things inspire me, but I will choose one: patterns in nature
The colors and intricacies are amazing!
flowers I have painted on clothing. I call this design "pansy." Now I am not going to say this looks precisely like a pansy, but pansies were the inspiration.
Patch has asked in addition, "What item are you working on?? What is your inspiration for this piece??"
This esty blogger carnival is hosted by Patch. Visit her blog HERE. On Monday, November 22, you will find all the carnival submissions on her blog. (Oh and do check out her shops: Patch First Shop and Patch Supply Shop)
I am also linking up with SkyWatch Friday. This meme has been an inspiration for me-- personally, because I observe the sky more often, and secondly because I am privileged to see so many skies from around the world! SkyWatch Friday is hosted by Wren, fishing guy, Sylvia, Klaus, and Sandy. Come join us in this awesome meme, link up, and meet folks from all over the globe. HERE!
* cross section of a beet!
photos by me 2009 and 2010
I love nature as inspiration! You have made the pansy your own and that is so creative!
ReplyDeleteI thought, "Raspberry ripple ice-cream" Guess I'm not very soulful :-)
ReplyDeleteI think inspiration is all around us ~ we sometimes don't always see it though! :)
ReplyDeleteFun photos!
xo Catherine
I think it is somebody very furious, lol ! Your sky is beautiful !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm not sure what the picture is... My first thought was a margarita :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful inspirations that inspire you. Love your list of special inspirations!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are an inspiration for me! The colors and artistic angles...so great!
ReplyDeleteawesome sky!
ReplyDeleteI love those bare trees.
ReplyDeleteNice shots for SWF.
Nice shots, especially the one with the trees and sky. You have artistic ability, I wish I could draw and paint.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw that first photo, I thought "tie dye", then realized it was a vegetable.. I thought it was a radish. Your panting on fabric looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe pink reminded me of an icecream or an unusual milkshake. And it made me hungry haha
ReplyDeleteTina from
Mummy Diaries
Is the first photo a close up of your painted fabaric? Your pained pansies are very pretty! Nature is always inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, exquisite and wonderful light
ReplyDeleteInteresting post.Will have to go check the links that you have provided.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me.Happy Thanksgiving.
I never would have guessed that your mystery photo was a beet! I thought it was some new tye-die pattern of yours.
ReplyDeleteA great post for inspiration, it comes from so many directions and other bloggers who share.
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing what your posting :)
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that your first photo is a close up of part of a flower, but what it actually reminded me of was a boiled sweet which I used to be able to buy when we were kids. They were like slices from a stick of rock and were usually swirled pink with a darker coloured rind, just like this!
ReplyDeleteI love your painted flowers. Definitely, nature and color inspire me! {:-D
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