Category Archives: inspiration

Posts about things that inspire me as an artist…

Challenge and Prompt Inspiration

For those that scrapbook, make cards or art journal… you have probably come across challenges and prompts before. Bloggers usually share a theme, a prompt or a certain technique and ask folks to join into the challenge. Sometimes it’s just about participation and other times it’s also for prizes. I really think they are … See the full post »

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Inspiration from Crayola colors…

I just discovered this lovely song and music video, “Crayola Doesn’t Make A Color For Your Eyes” by Kristin Andreassen and totally loving it. A great inspirational start for my Monday morning!

I really love the kids in the video – happy times, grooving to the beat and doodling with crayons. What could be more … See the full post »

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Travel Inspiration

Happy Monday to all and hello to everyone again as I’m back from my little vacation! I had a great time and thank you all for your well wishes. My husband and I took a road trip to the East coast of Italy and it was great to see new places and difference things. … See the full post »

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Some inspiration and sneak peeks…

Happy Monday to everyone! Here in Italy we actually have a holiday on June 2nd, Festival of the Republic. My husband and I will be on a little getaway, thus I will be taking a break from blogging this whole week. In the meantime, let me leave with a bit of inspiration and sneak … See the full post »

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Flickr Photo Inspiration

I’m still inspired by my post last week regarding nature…observing the little plants we have and really studying the patterns and interesting forms that reveal themselves. I’ve done a bunch of sketches using the heart pattern and plan to create a collection of patterns. In the meantime, I got a boost of Flickr photo … See the full post »

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Inspiration from Nature

Nature is so inspiring to me and I’m always amazed by the forms and patterns I find in the details of ordinary things. Sometimes it almost seems unreal, like perfect spiraling tendrils or perfect circles you see in plants. This weekend I went on a little walk with my niece, collecting wildflowers. I came … See the full post »

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Video Inspiration in the Background

Although I realize that watching videos online is much like plopping onto the couch and watching TV, brain-might-zone-out, type of activity…I still think watching people in action provides great inspiration. Of course different from TV is the amount of creative shows and content available online. Even when I’m busy designing or coding on the … See the full post »

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Art Saves Stories on Crescendoh.com

Happy Monday my lovely readers :) Can you believe it is already May 2010? Well, this week is especially exciting for me because I have the great honor of being one of the guest curators on Crescendoh.com! It’s a chance for me to share my Art Saves story as well as my favorite links. BTW, … See the full post »

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Inspired by Modigliani

Happy Monday! Today let me share a bit of Modigliani for Monday inspiration. I am totally inspired to do a bit of painting and wanted to share the lovely art vibes with all of you and how it all came about. I happened across Dirty Footprints Studio’s Art Journal Love video on Youtube, introducing … See the full post »

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Inspiration from Nature and Capturing Moments with Photography

Happy Monday folks! It’s definitely been a crazy few days with the Iceland volcano erupting. Travel interruptions, hotels fully booked, car rentals all gone…pretty crazy here in Europe. We don’t live in a big city area, but there’s enough news about the whole issue to cause lots of worry. I mentioned before that my … See the full post »

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