Inspiration
February 2nd, 2009 Val Posted in CorelDRAW, General LVS info | 8 Comments »
Funny thing. The Blogging instructor here at LVS has asked for posts about inspiration for a blog carnival. What inspires you? Suddenly everyone seems to be drawing a blank and I know we’re all highly inspired and motivated folks.
For me, most of my design is inspired first by need. The church needs a flyer. LVS needs a new class on CorelDRAW. I need to post something for an assignment. The bloggers need a blog. In the old days, they’d say that was inspiration by duty. 
From that point, inspiration comes from a multitude of places. The sunshine through the window, the tilt of the dog’s ear, the twinkle in a child’s eye are all inspirational. Many times inspiration flows from a passage of scripture or a bit of music or song.
I love Neil Diamond’s song “Be” from Jonathon Livingston Seagull. It speaks to inspiration for sure.
Be
As a page that aches for a word
Which speaks on a theme that is timeless
While the Sun God will make for your day
Sing
As a song in search of a voice that is silent
And the one God will make for your way
Interestingly, I’d just created this image for the LVS Digital Art Studio when the blogging carnival was announced. It’s taken me this long to figure out that I could actually post it on my CorelDRAW blog.
Be - An Inspiration
While this blog post isn’t directly about CorelDRAW, it is about using what you’ve got to inspire you. As I’ve been telling my CorelDRAW X4 – Part 2 students, CorelDRAW isn’t just about vectors. There’s a lot that can be done in there with bitmaps. This one could be used as the cover for a compilation of songs, poems, or stories and the whole layout and text done in CorelDRAW. You don’t have to create everything in CorelDRAW from scratch. Use it with your other favorite creative programs to make something truly inspirational.
Have fun!
Val P.
February 6th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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February 6th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
That is the perfect song for this post. It matches the intent and the image so well.
Bean
February 6th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Those lyrics are perfect! An excellent post Val
Anita
February 14th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Oh wow… I liked the lyrics, reading them. (I’m not familiar with the song.) But combined with the drawing, it becomes a big WOW. I love journals, ink, blank pages, and the challenge to BE. Or, as I would say it, BECOME…
I agree that often the inspiration comes in the challenge of an assignment or need, often from a photo, a quotation, the edge of an idea in a novel, the sound of morning under the fog, the heat of sand beneath my feet, the tears of a granddaughter, a grandson’s head hanging because of a barely lost ballgame… possibilities in the pondering…
Great post, Val.
February 14th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Thanks, Barb! I appreciate it.
February 14th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
And thanks to all the rest who have commented as well!
February 14th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
For anyone interested, full lyrics to the song and a link to a video with the music behind can be found on this page:
http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/neil_diamond/jonathan_livingston_seagull/
I’m not necessarily endorsing that link and please be aware that any links from there could go who knows where. I have seen the video and believe it to be safe (and somewhat boring if you actually watch it, but listening isn’t too bad) – at least at the moment.
Have fun!
Val P.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Hey Val, thanks for sharing the link to the video/music – it’s awesome. I’ve always been a huge fan of Neil Diamond (which got passed down to my son) – but had never heard of this song before.
Great inspirational post!
Kat