Storybook Moon

It really feels like fall tonight, crisp and cool, and though my neighborhood smells like the interstate, where I work, the air is fresher and kind of smelled like burning leaves. As I was walking to my car, I looked up and saw something like this, except the moon's not full. I thought, I should do a print of that...oh wait, I already have! It's funny how this simple combination--moon, sky, trees, continues to inspire me.

I've had a flurry of ideas lately. Times like this used to freak me out, like I'd never have the time to make everything before the ideas became stale, but now I'm thinking of it as a period of incubation, part of my creative ebb and flow. I don't have a lot of time to make things right now, but I can keep my eyes open, collect images, notes and ideas, and still grow artistically.

Last week, I heard this ted.com talk* by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, and it has been rattling around my brain ever since. I highly recommend it. The topic is nurturing creativity and she references Tom Waits. What's not to love?

*found via Heather Smith Jones' blog