Inspiration

     This week I have been trying to find more inspiration, since I am one of those people who really enjoys to travel.  I haven't had time to travel as much as I would like since I wanted to babysit some this summer to earn money for my photography.  It has been very rewarding to get to know the two kids over the summer.  Although, I have been to several different places with my family on our trips and I have done some traveling on my own.  I have just felt the need lately to go somewhere outside of my hometown even if it is for a day or two.  I sometimes get inspired the most by seeing new things and traveling.

    When getting ready for my upcoming art show I was looking back through my photographs that I had taken over the past year.  I realized they were all from different hikes that I have taken in the mountains and the last time I went to the beach in February.  I then began to think when will be the next time I am going to the lake or beach.  This month I have been taking photographs of my nephew who turned one and I started editing his pictures.  I also have been working hard to finish getting ready for this art show, while trying to work out.

    How do I find my inspiration to keep going?  I think of how I saw my nephew walk on his birthday.  I have the some of the best supporters like my friends and family.  My dog who even though she wants to protect me can be scared of the tiniest thing, like wall ball slams.  I think of the little things, because my family helps me.  They inspire me and they believe in me.  It is seeing how my friends child was shy around me and then she wanted to hold my the whole time I was visiting.  Inspiration is all around me and sometimes I just have to find it.    

    Here are two of the mixed media photography pieces I will be showing in the art show.      

"Hole in One"

"Afternoon Mist"