This is a favorite time of year for many people. Early in November, we begin to anticipate the joy of the holidays, but the time crunch has not yet begun. We ponder the gifts we might select for others. We wonder where we might travel. We make our lists. Our minds are open to possibilities. We hope to match the perfect gift to the perfect person. Suddenly, we have a great idea. Maybe we are inspired?
I was at the SAAG Gallery at La Encantada yesterday. One of the artists told me that she often begins a piece with an idea of what it will become. However, as she forms the sculpture, her thoughts change. It’s as if something is guiding the piece’s creation. Is it a muse? Is the clay talking to her? Are these her own thoughts? Where does her inspiration come from?
I’ve spoken with authors who tell me that they don’t write their books’ plots. They just watch the characters in their mind and listen to what the characters say. The author writes this information down and discovers the plot as the characters reveal it to her.
After that first rough draft, the author’s writing, refining, and editing skills kick in to produce a story worth reading.
Where are those imaginary characters located? How are their antics entering the author’s mind? Some psychics have explained that inspiration is the result of a line of connection between a person’s mind and their Spirit Guides, angels, and Higher Self. The ideas come from the Great Unknown and seep into the person’s mind.
In my case, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I see a need for something and I find a solution. After my in-laws received beautiful, heartwarming greeting cards for their 50th anniversary, I developed a way to display those cards so they could be enjoyed for weeks without becoming clutter. “Card Carousels” were born.
When I tired of tearing beautiful wrapping paper by closing the rolls with tape, I invented “Gift Wrap Wrap” made of ribbon to keep the wrapping paper rolls neat.
My newest artistic endeavor is a tray which goes under a Hannuka Menorah to catch the candle drips. These trays are practical, yet fun, because I paint them in holiday colors and desert themes.
Where does the inspiration come in? When I lay down and think about the trays, my mind entertains different designs. Then, “Aha,” I have a great idea. I feel like I am working with the Universe to develop designs which elevate a white tray to a piece of happy art.
If you are interested, you can check out the Hannuka Menorah Candle Drip Trays at SAAG’s Gallery in the La Encantada shopping center at Skyline and Campbell. There, you will also find my Christmas stocking ornaments, my Tucson saguaro ornaments, my “Wild Girls!” and my book, “My Psychic Search,” along with art and gifts from 96 other southern Arizona artists.
This blog post began as a piece on inspiration, then turned into a piece on art. Let’s get back to inspiration. Tell me how inspiration comes to you. Do you hear it? See it? Feel It? Or are you “just a creative person”?
Gail
gail@MyPsychicSearch.com
I was at the SAAG Gallery at La Encantada yesterday. One of the artists told me that she often begins a piece with an idea of what it will become. However, as she forms the sculpture, her thoughts change. It’s as if something is guiding the piece’s creation. Is it a muse? Is the clay talking to her? Are these her own thoughts? Where does her inspiration come from?
I’ve spoken with authors who tell me that they don’t write their books’ plots. They just watch the characters in their mind and listen to what the characters say. The author writes this information down and discovers the plot as the characters reveal it to her.
After that first rough draft, the author’s writing, refining, and editing skills kick in to produce a story worth reading.
Where are those imaginary characters located? How are their antics entering the author’s mind? Some psychics have explained that inspiration is the result of a line of connection between a person’s mind and their Spirit Guides, angels, and Higher Self. The ideas come from the Great Unknown and seep into the person’s mind.
In my case, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I see a need for something and I find a solution. After my in-laws received beautiful, heartwarming greeting cards for their 50th anniversary, I developed a way to display those cards so they could be enjoyed for weeks without becoming clutter. “Card Carousels” were born.
When I tired of tearing beautiful wrapping paper by closing the rolls with tape, I invented “Gift Wrap Wrap” made of ribbon to keep the wrapping paper rolls neat.
My newest artistic endeavor is a tray which goes under a Hannuka Menorah to catch the candle drips. These trays are practical, yet fun, because I paint them in holiday colors and desert themes.
Where does the inspiration come in? When I lay down and think about the trays, my mind entertains different designs. Then, “Aha,” I have a great idea. I feel like I am working with the Universe to develop designs which elevate a white tray to a piece of happy art.
If you are interested, you can check out the Hannuka Menorah Candle Drip Trays at SAAG’s Gallery in the La Encantada shopping center at Skyline and Campbell. There, you will also find my Christmas stocking ornaments, my Tucson saguaro ornaments, my “Wild Girls!” and my book, “My Psychic Search,” along with art and gifts from 96 other southern Arizona artists.
This blog post began as a piece on inspiration, then turned into a piece on art. Let’s get back to inspiration. Tell me how inspiration comes to you. Do you hear it? See it? Feel It? Or are you “just a creative person”?
Gail
gail@MyPsychicSearch.com
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