Inspiration

 

Visual Stimulation 

I have been filling my "inspiration wall" with magazine tear-outs, images that I find interesting, and work that I have created. I feel it is a way to -train myself to inspire myself- if that makes any sense. The wall also helps me to see growth in my work. Sometimes it is hard to see that I am actually getting better at certain things, and it doesn't help that I am never truly satisfied with the finished product. Maybe if I see that I am growing as a designer and as an artist, I will be able to feel more confident in my finished products. I have decided to call it "the refrigerator effect". Did your mother ever put your artwork or school assignments on the fridge? Doing this may not only force me to be proud of what I have accomplished, but will challenge me to do something better to replace it in the future.