When I went to New York, I got to see one of my favorite artist’s work in person. It was magical. I felt so grateful and lucky to experience something in person. The work felt alive and real. Ruth Asawa’s work has always been a pillar in my art research and inspiration for whats possible. Being able to see her entire body of life’s work set me on a chain of what I am producing and how the story is much longer and wider than I could imagine. It always takes a new place to trigger creating. I love my brain expanding, being exposed to new ways or information. This trip did exactly that. It’s so easy to get stagnant in a routine that I lose sight of what I really love to produce.
I need new textures, styles, colors, or simply new experiences to make me feel alive. My favorite place to go when I travel is a art museum. It’s so important to surround yourself with art in mediums that you produce, and in ones you don’t. A few winter’s ago, I was feeling so stagnant in my practice, I couldn’t seem to light the spark. I randomly went to a dance performance and sitting in the audience I cried. I don’t dance, nor is it my creative output of choice, but that performance blew a breath of fresh air into me. I never expected it to, but witnessing someone’s creative output got the ball rolling for mine.
Now I would love to travel every month and experience new things, but It is not quite in the budget. Instead I try to seek out new. Do something – anything to break the routine you have. When I start to notice I want to consume more than create, I go out of my way to expose myself to something different. Walk down a new street, search a new youtube topic, find a free event. Who and what I surround myself with reflects back onto me. I am always shooting for the stars, I need to surround myself with stars.
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