Inspiration Options

[*mona lisa*]

We all get stuck in a rut sometimes. What inspires you? When you're stuck and you're trying to come up with ideas, what do you look at and concentrate on?

I tend to browse deviantART. Honestly, with all the different forms of art, I get some sort of vision in my mind as to what I can create that has my own name written all over it.

[*Duchess of Dork*]

I always draw inspiration from personal experiences. I'll get an abstract vision in my head, usually from something I've either dreamed about or just something that is stuck in my mind.

Something that came up recently is this image of ants burning in the sun. I know, it isn't the most pleasant of visuals, but here's how it came about.

I have bizarre dreams. I was talking to someone recently who I felt comfortable enough discussing my dreams. I typically dream about burning ants with a magnifying glass in my (now deceased) grandmother's backyard. He came to the conclusion that somehow this was my way of convincing myself that I was so full of anger, that I had this image of myself as a cruel person.

So I'm working on a photo manipulation (something I haven't done in AGES) based on that concept. Self punishment + ants + sun.

PS, I'm not a freak.