Well hello there, I sit here writing about my current state of mind where I lately have been stuck when it comes to finding the motivation to create & let ideas flow.
As a visual arts major there is this struggle sometimes where I lack creativity & lose sight of why I started in the first place. Then I tell myself not to pursue creation to satisfy or appeal to someone else, but to do it for myself.
I love that thoughts and ideas can be formed through people we meet, things we see, random moments in our sometimes uneventful (though I believe there is no such thing) lives.
Whenever I feel like the creative juices are not flowing and get stuck in this dark place where I don't have any ideas (or the lazy just takes over tehe), I turn to the help of inspirations. My main source is the handy dandy internet world. But Inspiration can spring without expecting it in our everyday lives whether its from people, places, food, books, social media, old photos, etc.
Due to this current struggle of mine, I decided to start a segment on this blog where I introduce something that inspires me. Whatever it is!
My first inspiration is a ceramics artist named Shio Kusaka. I have become a fan of her work after seeing her pieces on a flyer in my ceramics class. Ill be quiet now & let you guys check it out for yourselves.
A good tip for those who struggle with artist's block:
I say document. document. document. Take notes of what inspires you. Inspiration does not have to be this majestic-light-bulb moment of a new creation coming to birth. It is anything and everything that spark your interest in making you see & think a little different.
Give you a bit of motivation.
A spark to an idea.
Or stuff you'd like to try.
(all photos are not mine, taken from Anton Kern Gallery website)
