back again so soon I hear you ask?? Well, before I get into my topic for today I wanted to share an image of the movie poster for Bully, the movie I discussed in my last post.
So I urge all of you to go and check it out, and once I have I will be posting my own thoughts and would also love to hear yours :)
OK, so today I am feeling SUPER creative and wanted to chat with you all about my design inspirations. I mentioned in an earlier post that I would be discussing my creative spirit with you and now is the time I think.
I am in love with art in all shapes and forms, finding this form of expression such a rich and emotional experience. I truly believe that everyone needs at least one type of artistic expression in their life, even if it's just an appreciation for the beautiful art all around us.
My main inspirations are derived from my environment, both natural and societal. I've always been the kind of person that admires things in others, mistaking this as a jealous nature growing up. I honestly thought that I was envious of all the things that people had and thought myself a bad person for this.
As I grew up, I realised that I have never begrudged people their amazing and unique talents or traits, I only wished to model myself after them and was therefore inspired by them.
This is something I try to encourage in the children in my class and I always promote a supportive and positive environment in my room. If I think that someone looks great then I will ABSOLUTELY tell them and I think everyone should.
When someone has done a good job, has been kind, has shown great intelligence or has created something spectacular TELL THEM THAT YOU THINK SO!!! We always forget the simple act of support is so important for everyone to be confident and apply themselves optimally in their life.
Anyway, back to creative inspirations (lol) as I was saying, I am constantly inspired by my surroundings and pick various tidbits from people, nature, design, music and art. One of the amazing things about social media is that these things are constantly at my disposal and I am always taking advantage of various sites such as Pinterest (www.pinterest.com) Twitter (www.twitter.com) Etsy (www.etsy.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com) in addition to the plethora of blogs all over the Internet. I also absolutely LOVE Instagram, purely to follow some of my favourite designers and to be inspired by their images every day.
In this wonderful age of information sharing it is impossible not to be inspired and in keeping with this notion, I would like to share with you some of my favourite artists and designers and some of their inspirational images.
Charmaine Olivia www.charmaineolivia.com
This woman is seriously talented! Her art is extremely fluid and voluptuous; every way women should be represented. The colours and subjects are always thought provoking and a little bit edgy.
This is one of my favourites of hers called "Learning to See". I urge all of you to follow this girl on twitter and instagram! She is an inspiration.
Spell and The Gypsy www.spelldesigns.com spellsjewellery.blogspot.com.au
As jewellery design is my chosen form of artistic expression, these guys are one of my biggest inspirations. I discovered them a number of years ago when their main products were gorgeous leather necklaces adorned with all sorts of divine charms, pendants and beads. Their HQ in Byron Bay is now full of all sorts of amazing designs including jewellery and clothing. I highly recommend you give them a look if you haven't already! Their earthy and natural beauty is straight from Mother Nature!
Gustav Klimt www.klimtgallery.org
Now here is a man I'm sure you have all heard of. Unfortunately, up until recently, I hadn't! Can you believe that. I was introduced to Klimt through a wonderful colleague of mine who is passionate about passing on her artistic knowledge to the children in our class. When I first laid eyes on his masterpiece "The Kiss" I was blown away. His works in the Art Nouveau movement are all amazing and truly celebrate the beautiful female form.
"The Kiss"
Well that is all for today. I hope I have satiated your artistic appetites and introduced you to some new inspirations of your own :)
Peace and Love
Serra xxxxoooo
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