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Ironstone Mosaics - About the Artist


	<LINK REL="STYLESHEET" TYPE="text/css" HREF="/style/main_style.css"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="13" WIDTH="438" BORDER="0"> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#DEC3A8"> <DIV ALIGN="left" CLASS="SectionHeading">Philosophy On Inspiration</DIV> <IMG SRC="/images/artist/04Inspire.jpg" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="231" HEIGHT="153" VSPACE="5" HSPACE="15" BORDER="0"> <SPAN CLASS="vgBody"> Inspiration comes from different places. Sometimes it resides inherently within us, as if a sixth sense of some sort. There are times when we are inspired from outside forces like nature or feelings that are conjured up from relevant events that have come to be in our lives. Often, concepts are spawned from already existing ideas, which our own creative beast expands on. Many a masterpiece has transpired from existing works of art that have propelled new ideas into fruition. These new creations may or may not strongly resemble what had inspired them in the first place. <BR><BR> They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Although this may be true, and the duplicate may even be considered better than the original, is that really even possible? After all, without the original would the new concept have even been conceived at all? You hear this type of debate in all industries regarding “new creations”. The line can be blurry on what is your idea and what is an idea that is really just expanded on. All the same, the end result can be outstanding, just don’t forget to give credit where credit is due. <BR><BR> I cannot help but notice a thing or two that seems to spark creative visions in people. One of them is encountering obstacles. That’s right. Problems motivate people and bring out the creators in us. We are problem solvers by nature, with a creative side that comes to our rescue with clever solutions. Someone once said that either one of two things motivate people... inspiration or desperation. I cannot help but laugh at the saying, but at the same time I realize that there is a good deal of truth in it. <BR><BR> It’s so ironic how some of the best ideas transpire from encountering road blocks. Our curious nature to explore the possibilities seems to guide us along somehow. And in the end, our intuition steers us in the right direction. Regardless of where these creative ideas of ours flourish from exactly, the real trick is getting a concept out of our head and into something tangible, with visual form and use of some sort. <BR><BR> Remember that sometimes our creative juices don’t flow as freely as we’d like. It happens and when it does, you just can’t squeeze it out even if you try. Relax, because once you take the pressure off of yourself you will be amazed at what transpires naturally on it’s own. What can really rain on creativity are looming deadlines or unreasonable pressure being put on you. In some cases this may even inspire a person, but really it can be nothing more than a nuisance if it means having to sacrifice a good end result. I just can’t stress this enough. Besides, I don’t recall anyone ever being impressed with a met deadline that produced mediocre or shabby results. <BR><BR> Don’t let unreasonable time-frames dictate your creative vision’s end result. If doing the job takes a little longer than expected in order to get it right, then so be it. Any process becomes more enjoyable once you remove the element of being hurried. When projects are viewed as chores, it tends to dampen the spirit of the final piece. Let your enthusiastic nature toward a project shine through. Channel your creative energy with good intentions, and what had once just been an imaginary vision will soon come to be.</SPAN> </TD></TR> </TABLE>

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