Welcome to Inspire Me Thursday...   A weekly dose of inspiration for
mixed media artists and creative types to nurture their muses and CREATE!

explore

Inspired by Hummingbirds

· The Hummingbird Gallery :: “This is a place where hummer artists and photographers can share their work with the online community. If you have a home page with hummingbird photos or other artwork, its URL belongs here.”

· Hummingbird Origami :: Challenge yourself and your paper folding skills with these instructions by Collin Weber

· Build Your Own Hummingbird Feeder Using Everyday Materials :: use common items to make an interesting hummingbird feeder for your backyard. Here is another how-to article using recycled bottles: Make a Hummingbird Feeder (PDF).

· How to Draw a Hummingbird :: Enjoy the animation as well as this tutorial.

· Hummingbird Cross Stitch Pattern

· Hummingbird Images for use in Collage and Artwork

And finally, a bit of hummingbird humor. :)

Creative with Crayons

080515_crayoncarving_petergoldlust.jpg
Carved Crayons by Peter Goldlust

· Peter Goldlust :: Carved Crayons :: A select few shown above, I just love these colorful carved creations.

· Crayola Crayons Techniques :: includes melting crayons, using with paints and more.

· The Crayon Artist® :: You’ll be amazed at what artist Jeffrey Robert can accomplish with a box of Crayola Crayons. A must see!

· Harold and the Purple Crayon :: Watch the original 1969 animation of the classic book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. Ever since I was kid I have longed for a purple crayon like Harold! Oh, the possibilities!

 

Doorway to Inspiration

No 10 Downing St
Knightsridge vennie.
Uploaded by CitizenFlip
on 1 Feb 08, 8.26AM EDT.

· Doors :: Intriguing art from a door themed swap at art-e-zine.co.uk

· Door Art :: “Photos that make an entrance… Door Art includes anything interesting about a door(s). Handles, knobs, decorations, keyholes, or the door itself.”

· The Door :: A Woman’s Journey from Domestic Violence Victim to Survivor

· The Wee Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor :: love these itty bitty doors! read more here and see more here.

The Envelope as Art

· I love getting bills…

· Envelope Art on Flickr

· Envelopeissi.blogspot.com :: envelope art from around the world

Give Peace A Chance

inspiration on the walls

This week’s topic was inspired by Domino’s Wallpaper Gallery. I love the bold use of color, pattern and placement. For more wallpaper inspiration, check these out:

· Wallpaper from hell (or heaven): patterns in household design Flickr group

· Funky Wallpaper People by Anahata Katkin

· more wallpaper on Flickr

Fun with Inkblots

080313_inkblotmoleskine.jpg

Inkblot Moleskine Art by Corcoise :: I think this artist is truly amazing. Check out his ‘What do you see? I saw this‘ series on flickr; it was the inspiration for this week’s theme… a must see!

Inkblot Test Wallpaper :: a great conversation starter for the office — what do YOU see?
free and quite interesting, but it does require free registration to get your results (i have to admit that my results were fairly right on, what about you?).

Ink Blot Experiments :: a line of inkblot stamps by Sandra Evertson (thanks for the head’s up MissKoolAid!).

 

be inspired to
reflect
journal
connect
explore
create

Free People Design-A-Bag Contest :: enter your design before June 27th!

"Everyone will be famous for 150 kbytes." :: ShaVis, the visual's newsnet, launch an open call to artists, illustrators and designers. Read all about it at ShaVis.net

The Dover Sampler :: Sign up to receive free clip art samples from Dover books

· · ·

If you know of any current happenings -- events, contests, giveaways, retreats, freebies, etc -- that would be of interest to fellow artists, please let me know!

 

· · ·


· click here for details ·

feed your muse



Amuse Your Muse

Inspire Me Thursday. Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr