Life Is So Full Of Unpredictable Beauty
“Life is so full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Sometimes that beauty is too much for me to handle. Do you know that feeling? When something is just too beautiful? When someone says something or writes something or plays something that moves you to the point of tears, maybe even changes you.”
Finding Inspiration
Doesn’t it feel nice to find inspiration?
I love all of the creative energy here in Austin. It really does inspire me as an musician BUT, also on the planner / creative strategist, cultural anthropologist, ethnographer level.
A few weekends ago wI wandered around the east side, during E.A.S.T. (East Austin studio tour). There were 175 studios, galleries, and exhibition spaces featuring around 300 artists…and it was absolutely wonderful!
Here’s a map of the entire shindig:
WOW. Alot going on!
Took some photos (of course)…
Handmade / bound journals. The woman learned in Italy. And is from the NW!
Studio in a guy’s backyard / garage:
Screen printing!
IDEAS: (reminds me of Leonardo DaVinci!)
MAS ideas:
view of some of the studios from a 2nd floor studio:
Wood art. Wart?
GRAFFITI! We all know how much I love graffiti. (=
Installation art studio:
All in all, a solid Sunday afternoon, full of inspiration. Not too bad.
Finding Inspiration In Weird Places
So…generally, I am a work-o-holic. BUT, I am working on it. …uhhh that type of work doesn’t count. (;
Anyway, by working on it, I mean to say: realizing that life isn’t all about work and frequently just getting away from the computer and DOING THINGS is actually far more beneficial than sitting in front of the stupid computer for 37 hours a day (I’m not bitter).
I love finding/people/places/things that inspire, are weird…spark curiosity…or that I have no idea what immediate benefit will arise, but I’m fairly confident that someday the use will surface. Good thing I now live in Austin. Check it out:
Nerd night. Basically…it is an evening of beer + brains. At Buffalo Billiards. (hello, alliteration.)
The title of this talk was “Look Before You Flush.” I’ll let you figure out what it was about.
Bridge art.
Beat boys. (if I’m ever on MTV Made, this is what I want to be)
Dueling piano bar. Always a winner.
If it wasn’t so awkward, I could probably spend an hour reading a quality bathroom door. Lots of great content + insights to be found.
Festivals. This one was a Mediterranean Fest.
Mean Eyed Cat. Johnny Cash bar. People watching.
