Creative Inspiration

So as I have sat here the last two days battling yet another in a series of cluster migraines, I’ve had lots of time to think.

Yep, despite the ever present kaleidoscopic explosions in my head and the feeling that my eyeballs are being stabbed from the inside out and at any moment could fly out and then snap back in like they show in the cartoons, I’ve given thought to the topic of inspiration.

All these colors that I see during migraines, sometimes in patterns and sometimes not, are like a magical, albeit obscenely painful, painted canvas. Hard to imagine finding inspiration to get creative out of an experience like this, but many times I write my best poetry or make my best jewelry combinations either during or right after the migraine storm.

A lot of my crafting friends get their inspiration from nature, catalogs, books or movies. That’s when I tend to hit a “dry spell” or slump. Sometimes I will be watching a tv show or movie and cannot stand the jewelry on a character and I end up making something that in my fantasy world, I would have that character wear if I were the person in charge. But nature.. well nature always stumps me unless it’s the clouds or rain.. clouds during a thunder and rain storm inspire me to create darker pieces with splashes of bright color in one place only… usually the pendant.

I try to take my inspiration from whatever or wherever I can get that “spark”… rarely do I try to stifle myself, yes stifle.. I have been accused of being too splashy at times, and I just try to please myself.

I wholeheartedly believe that if I create something that I like, with my full passion and creative drive, and put it out there for others to see, it will be appreciated. And, there will always be someone to give that creation a “home” – even though a lot of times, it finds a permanent home with me J

So what’s your passion and creative drive? What inspires you?