Like all creatives, I have a number of tricks to beckon my muse.
Some are tried and tested, some are spur of the moment discoveries in which my muse actually came and found me.
Here are the first 20 off the top of my head:
• fresh or dried lavender next to me
• new office supplies
• music, various kinds
• cooking. Particularly, mincing, dicing or chopping
(depends how much anger you need to release. Just be careful where you wield)
• eating a nice meal (mom and pop joints)
• the scent of cedar and grass after the rain
• a visit to Target (relatively new but believe me, very, very effective)
• the sight, the breeze and the smell of the ocean
• a baby's hard grip on my finger
(If he's my nephew, it's 200% more effective)
• Cinema Paradiso
• reading anything and everything
(note: drawing inspiration, good. Blatantly copying, not good)
• a good cup of Joe (jolts the snoozing goddess)
• great conversation
• a solo stroll (or a workout)
• getting a hair cut. It’s a weird thing, but I’m the opposite of Samson.
• competition. "Anything you can do, I can do better."
• awesome work from other creatives that makes me say,
"I wish I did that"
• awful work from other creatives that leaves me speechless
• sleeping, showering, brushing my teeth (very underappreciated, but very classic. This is called the “walk away and forget about it” tactic)
• everything in the Julie Andrews song except for the wild geese bit
(see: http://youtube.com/watch?v=c5dNV7a3vck)
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing. The sound of music moive is lovable, I like that Julie Andrews' song at Youtube "When the dog barks, when the bee stins!"
"getting a hair cut"...
No wonder I always saw you coming back to the office with a slightly different hair style every now and then.
BTW, I love your photos! Soooo pretty!!!
I love top something/anything lists. I'm inspired by new soap, a frig full of good food, ice in the freezer, and watching people. When I was in the 4th grade, I belonged to the Julie Andrews Fan Club. I'd like to think I've moved on -- but I really haven't. Thanks for sharing the good things.
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