Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Browsing for Inspiration

Yesterday I plunked myself down at a Barnes and Noble cafe, indulged in a tricked out coffee, and browsed* through my favorite periodicals. (Fiber Arts; Quilting Arts; Cloth Paper Scissors; The Artful Blog; Altered Clothing")

Armed with one of my trusty art journals, I...
TOOK NOTES
SKETCHED IDEAS
RECORDED COLOR PALETTES AND TEXTURES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE
JOTTED DOWN BLOG AND WEBSITE ADDRESSES
MADE LISTS OF THEMES FOR ART SHOWS
SUMMARIZED INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEW TECHNIQUES
PLANNED NEW PROJECTS!

Then I went home and looked up all the websites and made more notes. Today, I'm ready to create!

On that note - I'm closing down my computer and getting started.

*I bought the coffee to ease some of my guilt for hardly ever purchasing one of these magazines. I'm a pretty honest human being, and this may be one of the most sinful things I do. It's just short of stealing :(

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