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30 Tips to Spend Free Time Finding Inspiration for Creative Projects

April 23, 2022March 26, 2022 by Hannie Mommers

At most of the exhibitions where I showed my work, I tried to be present to talk to the visitors. The most frequently asked question always was: where do you find the inspiration for your subjects? To which my answer was that I had some tricks for that.

Developing inspiration is a conscious process. Or at least it could be. It also depends on our individual character what our favourite method is.

In this article, I give you 30 tips to spend free time in a creative way that gives you inspiration. It is a random list of all kinds of things I occasionally do. Get inspired.

Inspired by Flags: Red, White, and Blue in Pictures

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by Hannie Mommers

A lot of countries have flags in the colours red, white and blue. The USA, the Netherlands, France, the UK – to name a few.

I looked for inspiration by sorting several of my photographs in specific colours. As a result, I made this article about red, white, and blue in pictures.

Thematic photography is an unending source of inspiration in my view. Try it yourself, if you want. Maybe the theme-spark will catch you as well. 🙂

Creative Playing on the Beach for Grown-ups

March 21, 2022March 17, 2022 by Hannie Mommers

Isn’t it a pity that we tend to forget how to play? What do you think about playing on the beach for grown-ups? I can assure you that it is fun!

Years ago my former colleagues and I went to a beach house once a year to get creative inspiration.

We were all creative souls and we gave ourselves assignments to develop our creative skills even further. There I discovered again what fun it is to play on the beach.

12 Tips to Find Inspiration to Make Art when we Are Stuck

March 30, 2022February 22, 2022 by Hannie Mommers

Usually, we find inspiration to make art when we are not looking for it. We are in the shower or preparing dinner and ideas pop into our heads. We walk through nature or in a city and are inspired by what we see or experience.

Then we are so in the flow that we do not need extra inspiration. At other times we have to consciously search for it because we want to create but just don’t know how and what. We’re stuck.

To get that process going, I’ll give you 12 tips in this article.

Intermezzo – Get Inspiration from Creativity

May 17, 2022January 30, 2016 by Hannie Mommers

Inspiration and creativity are must-haves for me. Irregularly I make drawings, collages or mixed media in some kind of theme.

It helps me keep my creative skills flowing.

An intermezzo is a short piece of music written to be played on its own or as part of a longer piece. For me, it’s a welcome break in my daily activities.

In the video are a couple of examples.

Do you Want your Own Favicon on your Website?

March 11, 2022February 9, 2010 by Hannie Mommers

A favicon is a small image identifying a website. Depending on your browser you see it in the tab at the top or in front of the web address.

Mine is an image of the 2 c’s of CleverCreating. Have a look at the top of this page!

This only works on a website you maintain yourself.

Not on for instance a blogger website or a WordPress.com-website.