Grief is like that, at least it is for me. Sometimes I can’t seem to shake it, or drown it out. This is the song that keeps playing in my mind. Photos from the yard inspire art journal pages that I never seem to finish and jewelry, that I usually finish…… nature even makes it’s way into my writing journal. and as children in the sixties (I know I’m dating myself) we listened to songs that told of the “birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees….” So the reality is that I am a nature girl and I’m inspired by nature things! Can I help it if it shows up in my art? My sister and friends and I escaped to play outside whenever possible…. I grew up fishing and gardening and catching butterflies down by the American River. This is an answer that makes important artists roll their eyes because it’s pretty much the answer most new artists give, but nature has always been my go-to place to get out of my own head. (You know, that professional sounding answer, the one artists are supposed to have ready to spout off at any given moment….) The truth is that it doesn’t take much when I would almost always rather think about arty things than business, or housework, or politics or…. The Zeppelins muse is being very, very demanding right now.When asked what inspires me, I don’t usually have a quick answer. The word " muse" has the tendency to elicit thoughts of fair-skinned, lyre-playing goddesses with beachy curls. We roll out of bed bright and early and the muse is already whispering in our ear.Īll the Support You Need By R. a Muse for the Arts in Chicago Regina Fraser 2011 Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson: I Remember Maggie Daley. I know the word muse is an overused term for people who inspire creativity in others, but I find it appropriate to use when I remember the spirit of Maggie Daley and her commitment to the youth of Chicago. REVIEW: A Lover’s Call by Claire Thompson 2007 *whispering so as not to startle your muse* *G* It is a very different mind set writing different lengths.ĭear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary » REVIEW: A Lover’s Call by Claire Thompson » Print 2007 KSA-Best of a happy muse writing that novel.
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