Background Inspiration

 www.camilacrazut.com 

Recently I had a conversation with a friend who is in the creative business and we got on the subject of what we listen to while we work.  Most of us on the Etsy NY Team work independently and don't have to worry about sharing sound space.  We know that music makes us feel inspired, sad, energetic or relaxed but what do we listen to where we can work and concentrate and feel good.  I posed this question to my fellow team members and received such a variety of responses.  

The most popular response was NPR (National Public Radio) and the Moth, which are true stories told live.  Camille of www.camilacrazut.com and Angie of Angie Colombo Jewelry both listen to the same programs and they both are jewlery designers....hmmmm..... interesting. 

Angie Colombo Jewelry

Christina from http://bowsprite.com/ along with many others listens to http://themoth.org/.  

The one cool extra about this self assigned task was I checked out each responders website or etsy shop.

Christina's blog and etsy shop pleasantly surprised me.  She is an illustrator of nautical items. 

Reading that she likes to listen to the moth and seeing the nautical pieces just clicked to me. 

Being on the water and listening to stories, seems like an automatic link.

Looking for a new radio station?  Rosie of Hanky Blanky listens to http://www.thecurrent.org/listen I am looking forward to listening to 

some music I haven't heard and discovering new bands.

Hanky Blanky

From a few artists I received such precise responses I was so impressed.  

Amy from Sweet Olive Jewelry had the most interesting, exact response.  Amy listens to something different for each task. BBC News- review orders, cut wire, form rings, prep rings when it is time to solder rings, file rings, hammer rings she listens to Brian Lehrer.  For finishing and polishing she turns on Leonard Lopate.  Time to pack and ship orders? It's time to listen to Fresh Air. All NPR programs. While Wade of www.nycvinyldreams.etsy.com is more productive when he has happy things playing in  the background. That may be a comedy station on Pandora or some Muppet/Disney tunes or a NPR podcast like This American Life or Story Corp. The more up it is the more up he is.

Jenny who make the most beautiful bee jewelry and sells on etsy thru J. Topolski most enjoys the streaming videos on pbs.org.

It is interesting to see what people listen to and what they design. How do the programs influence and inspire their creativeness? 

Tracey Toole

https://www.etsy.com/shop/traceytoole

the Inspiration for my Artwork

The inspiration for my artwork comes from within and from nature, too!

I adore phenomena in nature such as trees, clouds and mountains.
Oops, I didn't mention my love for certain varieties of flowers and sunsets, etc.

For example:
Even though I am inspired by trees in nature, I don't seek to create realistic renditions of them. I let my imagination come into play instead.
It bores me to create very realistic paintings. Painting realistically, for me, is more science than art. Why should I aim to do what a camera can do?

I would much rather tap into my imagination, which is very active, and imbue my subject matter with my particular vision.