Nature has inspired creativity in people, since the first cave art. It’s a constant, beautiful and limitless source of creative inspiration.
I was thinking about that earlier, when I saw a photo I took a few weeks ago. The shot was taken during a walk through Sherwood Forest. As you can see, it’s just a close-up shot of the bark on a Silver Birch tree.
Unique, creative inspiration
As I looked deeper into the photo, I was able to see lots of shapes, shades, cracks, textures and colours. It’s also unique, as no two trees are exactly the same.
That got me thinking.
- I wondered how useful that kind of unique combination would be to a visual artist.
- How might that totally original composition inspire a fashion designer, in search of a new look?
- How could it inspire the creativity of a web designer?
- How would it inspire a furniture designer, looking for a fresh pattern or colour mix?
The next time you’re in search of some creative inspiration, remember that it’s all around you. You simply need to expose your senses to it and let your mind go where it takes you.
And remember: You don’t wait for inspiration to arrive. You command it to appear, because it’s there. All around you. All the time.