For decades, wandering local thrift and vintage stores and yard sales has been one of my top 10 things to do. A comfortable sweater, an old book of poetry, a unique scarf, a chippy wooden gold frame for artwork...you can often come across such things fairly easily and cheaply if you "keep your eyes peeled" and persist. Finding something different is always part of the fun. Often enough a found item whether from a yard sale or from the seashore has been an inspiration in my photography and other artwork.
This is a blog about making art as an necessary part of your life and how the process opens up new ways of being. My philosophy has always been to "create your own world". If you don't like what you see, change it - This does not mean going and spending a lot of cash on expensive art supplies. At least not yet. Check out the media (paint, brushes, clay, etc) you have already. Find out what comes naturally to you.... Just start....go forward and don't look back. Make mistakes and keep making them and keep at it when you have the time.
Making art for me is a needful thing. It is the ballast that keeps me grounded! Lately it has been assembling colorful jewellery cut from from old coffee, tea, biscuit and other tins. Snipping, banging, and ouching through the process has been an eye opening experience.
What does creating mean to you and how does it make you feel? How are you inspired?
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