Inspiration

As artists, we are frequently asked about what inspires us.  We have realized that it is not just one thing or one aspect of our lives that influences our designs. In some ways we are typical artists; always thinking, learning and exploring. In other ways, we are a typical husband and wife raising children, making dinner, paying bills and all the rest. But as to what inspires our art, it is normally a mixture of many things that fall into the cracks of our everyday life.  Our inspirations are nature, art, each other, our kids, dreams, memories, desires, even stress. And the list goes on. However, not all of what inspires us translates literally into our work. Sometimes our ideas come from an inner release from the normalcies of our lives.

Good Morning

We are all sitting around this morning watching cartoons, eating our yogurt and muffins, just enjoying this quiet moment. The last week was filled with Maddi's birthday party and squeezing in all the work we could in preparation for a show next week. Television is a rare occurrence in our house, but we can't help but use it to our advantage once in a while. However, there is never a dull moment around here. Maddi has already found a lightning bug in the house and Simon just turned to me and said that he had a "wee-wee". Looks like my attention needs to be on them.....