{"id":15182,"date":"2018-07-06T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=15182"},"modified":"2018-06-29T18:42:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T01:42:57","slug":"to-be-inspired-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/to-be-inspired-by\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be Inspired By"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guest Blog Post by Kathleen Nowak Tucci<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspiration: a feeling of\u00a0enthusiasm you get from someone or something that gives you new and creative ideas.<\/p>\n

When I saw the photo of a <\/a>fiery-throated hummingbird by Jess Findlay<\/a>, inspiration struck. On my worktable, there were corrugated recycled aluminum Nespresso coffee capsules in the shape of fans and I finally knew what I would do with them. The idea percolated for months and it wasn\u2019t until I was participating in a residency in Mexico that I had time to work on the idea. In Mexico, I had a full\u00a0month to experiment and refine a necklace that was inspired by the photo of the hummingbird and a year later I\u00a0made an entire dress\u00a0and headpiece using the same inspiration.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, another person taken by the same photo recreated it in colored pencils. A different medium was used but it was virtually identical. This was not inspired but rather, everything about it, the color, composition, and position of the image, had been copied. It is not enough to change mediums for it to not be a copy!<\/p>\n

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So how can you be inspired by another artist\u2019s creations but not copy them?\u00a0 Be inspired by the combination of color, by their balance of color, their arrangement of objects, their use of textures, etc. Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook have made it very easy to collect images of art but resist the urge to collect images made in the same category that you work. Don\u2019t have a photo of another artist\u2019s work in front of you or study another artist\u2019s work so thoroughly that you reproduce their style or aesthetic. Take your own photos and use them\u00a0for inspiration. Use a word or feeling and not an image for your next creation.\u00a0 Be inspired!<\/p>\n

Copy: to make a similar or\u00a0identical version of; reproduce.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Nowak <\/a>Tucci’s<\/a>\u00a0multimedium jewelry using polymer and recycled materials will\u00a0be featured on Season 5 of Netflix\u2019s Grace and Frankie. Follow Kathleen on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Hummingbird dress photo by East Hill Photo.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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