Inspiration Avenue: what inspires me

This week Shel issued the Inspiration Avenue challenge to show what inspires us. I didn't even have to think about this one. Last week, when I had a deadline looming, instead of painting, collaging, etc., I sat at my sewing machine, making more pages for my scrappy journals. Although I was interested in and excited about the pieces of art I wanted to make, and was really looking forward to creating my very best art for my friend, I could not bring myself to pick up a glue stick, paint brush, or used-for-paper scissors. All I wanted to do was sew.

Sometimes when I have no ability to make art, I organize my supplies, but that didn't even interest me this time. I pulled out five older Somerset magazines, but got no inspiration there, either. All I wanted to do was put my foot on the pedal and race away on my sewing machine. I didn't have to think about composition, about color choices (as was evident from last week's challenge) and I didn't have to think about being "exact" or "precise." All I had to do was sew whatever I picked up that would fit on the page and not interfere with the back side.

So, while I am in my art slump, I am sewing and making journals. I hope you have something that inspires you as much as these journals inspire me. If you do, consider joining the IA Challenge this week. For me, it was a "no-brainer."