Inspiration is always and everywhere. It is both powerful and fleeting, all-encompassing and momentary. In that contradiction lies its horrible magic: inspiration invigorates and energizes us, but so often we fail to capture it, and it slips out of mind. Enter Inspir(n)ation: a personal record of inspiration taken and applied.
Now with the required blog-beginning cheese out of the way, on to the good stuff! I’m just a casual artist with a few classes under my belt and a lot of enthusiasm to learn and grow. Having just completed my first semester of college (!) and getting ready to face my first art class of higher education, NOW seems like the perfect time to create this space for my thoughts and hopes and their results.
In the past few months I’ve already realized one of my biggest dreams, and that’s only scratching the surface on what’s to come. I’m talking about *drumroll* moving to The City. And yes, The City deserves to be treated as a proper noun, because for me it’s always been so full of energy and life and the essence of so many dreams and goals. And while Milwaukee isn’t a HUGE city, I absolutely love it. The lights, the people, the energy, the opportunities, the possibilities: what’s not to inspire?
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| Hooray for Milwaukee! doodles |
Even more importantly, to me The City has always been a vital element of the person I’ve dreamed of being…and attempting to become that person a little more every day is one of my new guiding principles. Walking through the streets of Milwaukee or just looking at those endless lights signifying endless stories makes that goal feel attainable. Enough waiting, I’m ready to be Me.
So here’s to The City! I loved coming here, I love being here, and I never want to leave. And here’s to inspiration! That magnetic force that makes life so interesting, may I find it in abundance (and work to keep it!). And finally, here’s to Inspir(n)ation: a place to record my story in things observed, dreamt, and created. Happy blogging :)
