Today I decided to start a blog to chronicle the things that could inspire me... I wonder if chronicle is the right word to use there? Any who, moving right along... there are so many things I encounter every day: Sounds, sights, flavors, textures. But sometimes I still lack the drive to create and craft about these interesting things. Why is that? Here's one answer I thought of.
Sometimes I tend to go on crafting binges. Maybe I'm a bi-polar crafter. (No offense to people with bi-polar disorder, obviously.) And by that I mean, I'll go crazy getting supplies, planning out and starting a new project. I'll start creating, get excited... then slack off and not finish. Why can't I finish what I've started and why do I lack the drive I need? And why (OH WHY) do I get so distracted by the Food Network?! Maybe because right now, I'm on a cooking and grilling binge. Seriously, creating art you can eat is almost as satisfying as seeing your painting hanging on a wall. And it's delicious.
Well, that's where Mr. Blog comes in. Maybe I'm just not taking it all in like I use to. That's what she said. Sorry, I had to put that in there. That's what she said. OK, I'LL STOP. My thoughts are this: Stop and look around every once and awhile... that rusty piece of shit car... look at the colors and textures! Can I emulate those in an encaustic painting? How about the piece of bark that's falling off the tree, or the texture of the bark on my skin? Can those things inspire me to finish my current project and stop slacking off? Hopefully I can can chronicle them all here. See? Chronicle was the right word in the first place.
So what is my inspiration for the day? Right now it's a mural I'm assisting on downtown. I'm really excited to go down there and help. It makes me think about projects that I'd like to do, too. And in the end, isn't that what keeps me going? The thoughts about what could be done in the future, while enjoying things now and still living in the present? I hope so. We'll see, shall we?
