Inspiration - where are you??

I am having a bad case of felter's block! In an effort to find inspiration I did what has worked in the past; walking in nature, playing with my dogs and chickens, scrolling the blogs and websites of my favorite fiber artists. All wonderfully fun things to do, but still not inspired. Nope. Not even a little bit. What to do?

OK, so I am seeking inspiration and the regular inspiring things failed. Ah ha! Type "seeking inspiration" in Google and see what happens. Tada - "A 2 Minute Opening to Inspiration and Guidance"! It sounds like exactly what I need. Enter the website Lightspirited Being. I have to say, just looking at their beautiful site banner inspired me. A close up of brilliantly colored butterfly wings. Ahhhhhh.

It starts out this way...


I crave it already! I will sit in a quiet place, go to that place that opens and accepts inspiration and then go to bed. With my notebook handy in case I get any brilliant ideas in my dreams - off to sleep I go. If this works then I should have a new post up in a day or two with another fun and fabulous piece of art! Let me know if this works for you or if you try it at all.
Good night and sweet dreams!

Surgery Recovery & New Felt Inspirations

I had shoulder surgery on Wednesday and that means no felting for about 4 weeks - so sad! Since I can't felt I have been looking for inspiration on the internet. These images from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes of galaxies, nebula, dark matter and stars are amazing and have inspired me with their colors and texture. My goodness 3.5 weeks to go - whatever shall I do?!

Water and Sun for Inspiration

I have a beautiful pale blue piece of silk that is sitting around waiting to be used. When I look at my fiber none of it really seems to match up. I think about that fabric now and again, but still no inspiration.

Being a water baby I spend a lot of time on the Rogue River with my dogs. During this gray time of year I tend to look for color in the rocks rather than the water, trees or sky. Yesterday however, the sky was a pale blue just like that material, and reflected off the surface of the green water. I snapped a few pictures and after some enhancement and photo editing, viola, a great color pallet! Now to gather the wool and get to crafting!

Spencer Creek Hike

We took a drive to Spencer Creek the other day, which is about 15 miles from our house. It's up in the mountains and as we arrived the sun began to peek out of the overcast skies. As the ground warmed the fragrance of the fresh spring water and saturated fertile ground filled the air. Flowing water cascaded over my heart as it did over the moss covered rocks. I was alive with joy in this beautiful place and peace enveloped me.

The dogs and I walked up the creek, climbing over lichen and moss covered logs and stepped cautiously on the rocks carpeted thickly in green. The water was clear and the colorful rocks in the creeks path glinted in sun. It was a glorious time!










This last photo of the lichen is an inspiration photo for an upcoming felted creation!