What inspires creativity for an artist? Most likely the answers will be as different as the colors of a chameleon, depending of who you ask. Personally nature continues to be a great source of creativity and inspiration. How? Taking time to use my senses in nature without too many distractions nurture my ability to stay in the moment and to reflect with less distractions. It also helps me to connect with my emotions and imaginations and to connect to others in a positive way. Focusing on the moments experienced and on what my senses are experiences does something marvelous to me.
Feeling the sand under my feet, smelling the ocean, seeing the trees towards the sky, observing all the different shades of the colors of the ocean and the sky. Walking alone or with family or friends, talking about everyday things and deeper subjects, speaking about the shapes of the clouds and the waves of the sea.
Taking time to process my emotions, sad and happy ones. Focusing on nature alone or with a friend, leaves many other unnecessary and many times distracting thoughts out. It reinvigorates my imagination and reminds me about my goals and purposes in life. A simple walk on the beach or sitting on the grass looking at the sky while the clouds are passing by, fuels my creativity and the ability to be inspired. Many times it sparks a beginning of a new concept or an idea for a concept strategy. I might se shapes I would like to develop or colors I would love to explore or textures that I would love to recreate or use.
Moments of fuel gathering in nature helps me to enter into the “flow”- moments where art creation happens and not to be exhausted of ideas of what to create next. It’s true to me, it’s not always easy, to zone out, to focus on few things at a time, to let the mind wander without distractions and to ponder and absorb my emotions and my surroundings.
Practice and knowing what inspires me helps, and to see the value of taking time to take a walk, to reflect and to absorb. I find that creativity needs to be cultivated, it is not something that is constant. It's like a seed that sprout when watered and it might and the growth might appear as in waves like the ocean. Take a walk and see, what nature inspire in you:-)
