If you have looked at my Pinterest page, you will see I’m inspired by too much! Often inspiration comes from a place, a song, written work, a feeling, not always something visible which is why sometimes refer to the quote 'to make visual how the world touches us’ by Merleau-Ponty, 1993. I used this to inform my Ba (Hons) work. However, I will narrow down a few: Artists and galleries Here is where I can refer back to the 'favourite books' blog post. Majority of my art books are about landscape art and I also enjoy looking at work by abstract artists and textile artists, especially sketchbooks. I follow mostly artists on Instagram, I love to see their process and keep up with galleries. A local library is also a good place for artist books. However, I also explore art outside of my niche and this is where I love my trips to London. Cornwall is great, but it’s good to see something more than the coastal art and the tourist market. I don’t usually explore politics much in my artwork however, in the past; I have written for the Punky Moms Zine and made work referencing the environment and wellbeing. I also have books on feminist artists and body modification and pinups. Walking Living in Cornwall it’s not hard to find somewhere beautiful to walk, although I live in a town, I’m only a couple of miles from the beach and there is countryside just down the road. I often take photos to work from or sketch somewhere outside. Getting out in nature is proven to be good for wellbeing, I know I always feel better after a long walk (or run) and I love to go nature spotting with my family. Music and books
I love music. I listen to it when cleaning, getting ready in the morning, in the studio, commuting to work, writing blog posts etc. One of my projects at University was to produce work in response to a book; the book I had was about music. I chose a particular instrumental piece I loved; it was challenging to make something from an inspiration that wasn’t visible. In the past, I have also made small landscape pieces and added cut out text from books to create the narrative. Stephanie Croydon ©2020
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