on inspiration

My inspiration comes in ebbs and flows - sometimes I'm scribbling

down my ideas so I don't forget them, and other times I'm totally

sapped for ideas. Here's a short list of where I find my inspiration.

Travel - Be it international, interstate, or another city - I find living

for a short time in a different location the catalyst for new ideas.

Time off work - I find a weekend isn't enough to get off the treadmill

of daily life. But if I have even just a week off, or if I'm lucky, a month

off work, I can relax and let my mind wander to different places.

Creative projects - I love joining in projects like a Photo a Day,

which I will be doing this September. It keeps my mind creatively,

engaged, challenging me to come up with mini-artwork of art, daily.

Indulge in nostalgia - I always get excited when I start talking to

someone my age, or a sibling about what we used to do as kids,

the toys we'd play with, the games we would invent, TV, music...

it always sparks my imagination, "Why don't we do this anymore?"

Organise something - a dinner party, a fund-raiser, a clothes-swap.

The act of thinking how I will do something and outlining all the finer

details in my head, always start the balls rolling. It is amazing what

you can achieve when you put one foot in front of the other, and it

is big fun giving and event your own flavour.

Does anyone else have any hot tips on unleashing inspiration?