sorry for the corny title but i've noticed a lot of people getting writers/art block recently, and it's time people got those creative juices flowing again!

looking for inspiration rarely works coz you're trying too hard to see something thats not there. you're looking in the wrong places!!! the ingenious ideas will come to you if you just relax and give them a chance to knock on the door of your twisted artistic mind!
so heres a few tips to help you loosen up and lets the shuttles fly!

1. go outside and run around in a counter-clockwise direction with your arms in the air (either swing your arms or pretend you're an aeroplane) while singing the first song that comes to your head at the top of your voice. this will make you feel like an idiot, which encourages humility. learn to laugh at yourself. (also gives me a good laugh too)

2. watch three of your favorite childhood movies whilst eating cookies and ice cream straight from the tub. this will help you get in touch with your inner child once again, they're the real artists. you know they were never really that far away! make sure you sing along with the songs. and don't pretend you don't know the lyrics, you're not fooling anyone.

3. lots of people turn to their art idols when they need a muse. i suggest that you turn to your own art instead. get in touch with your roots again.
the first stories you wrote. why did you want to draw that picture? what were those crazy make-believe games you used to play when you were five? (and secretly still do!) what inspired you to create them? you had a good reason to do those things, and now you've got to find that reason again.

4. read books, watch movies and ponder what you read in the morning paper but don't forget to interact with the world around you too! take a day out with friends. go to the movies, the park, go swimming, try cooking. as fantastic as other peoples experiences are to source, use your own knowledge and experiences to get ideas, because this way you know first hand what it feels like!

5. i know i said it will all come to you, but when it does come, it's up to you to jump aboard. take every opportunity, coz you never know what you might learn. the world is at your door step, you've just got to walk outside.

6. finally, don't stress. relax. smile. have fun! coz the only reason we creative beings do our thing is coz it's fun. so enjoy.

im hungry. think i'll get some lunch with the girls.