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“How are we inspired? Where might our imaginations take us? What does creativity look like in its wildest form? These clever, invigorating speakers plumb the wellspring of invention.” Listen to TED Talks focusing on creativity here.

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J. Otto Seibold is an illustrator and author. What is inspiring you right now? Poverty, I think it is where honest living is. It’s the only real politics, so when every dollar matters, you pay attention to who gets it. That sounds harsh, but I’m trying to say as that outside of money and acting to get it I am having a very nice life right now. What is your work space like? An old school

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Brede Korsmo and Luke Frost's work table Lots of great inspiration here. Check it out! Hat tip: swissmiss

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photo credit: Rick Meyerowitz Maira Kalman is an artist, designer, author, illustrator, and photographer, among other things. What inspires you? Books (Sebald, Nabakov, Austen) Music (Handel, Bach, Mozart, Monk) Travel (India, Russia, Israel) Odd moments and great people. Humor. Anyone that is funny inspires me. Do you keep a sketchbook? I have carried a sketchbook/journal since I

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I was recently lucky and blessed enough to be able to interview one of my greatest personal inspirations, Ms. Maira Kalman. I'll be posting her interview next week. To celebrate, I am going to give away a free copy of her fantastic book The Principles of Uncertainty. Leave a comment, and I'll draw a lucky winner on Sunday. (And if you already own that book — it's fantastic! — go ahead and enter

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Amanda Blake Soule is a crafter, writer, photographer, blogger, and unschooling mama of three. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? My board is a true mix of things I find and love: bits of my children’s artwork, cards and prints from friends, magazine tear-outs for projects I want to try, colors that inspire me, and old photographs – some of people I know and some I pick up

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Meg Werner takes photographs. She loves to travel. She has lived and studied overseas, and she recently returned home to the U.S. with a degree from Oxford. She sells prints of some of her dreamy, evocative photographs on Etsy, along with other handmade treasures. Can you tell us about some of the things on your inspiration board? I just realized that right now there is more of my work on my

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Molly Wizenberg likes food. She likes to cook it, she likes to eat it, and she likes to write about it. And her photographs are almost as mouth-watering as her prose. She shares stories and recipes at Orangette, and she has written a book of essays and recipes that will be published by Simon and Schuster. Can you tell us about some of the things on your wire? I only ever change about half of

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Graça Paz is an artist who draws, paints, sews. Her husband Francisco is an architect, and together they are now selling their handmade furniture and accessories for the home. She lives in Portugal, and her work is a riot of color and creativity. Graça has an inspiration refrigerator! A first for the Inspiration Boards Blog, though not for the Inspiration Boards group. Can you tell us about

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Yvonne injects color and vivacity into every single thing in her life. Her exuberance and love of home bursts through everything she touches like pure sunshine. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? They are little things that make me happy. I have a color chart from the Paper Source up there with little descriptions of all the colors and I just love it. There are some

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Laurie Bertrand makes beautiful things, and then photographs them, beautifully. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? I probably rearrange my inspiration boards once or twice a year. My current board is from last winter/spring. I wanted to make something a little more sophisticated than the view above my desk, which is colorful and packed with favored items. So, I divided

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Geninne Zlatkis is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, living in Mexico, married to an architect and designer, and mother of two wonderful, artistic boys. Geninne works in a variety of media, including watercolor, ink, and pencil. She sews, embroiders, and just learned to needle felt. She carves rubber stamps and so much more. She keeps an amazingly beautiful home and inspirational

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Jennifer Causey is a photographer and artist. Her photographs often focus on moments in life when beauty quietly rises to the surface. She is a professional photographer, sells her work online, and also blogs at both simply photo and simply breakfast. She has just compiled the photos from simply breakfast into a book. Can you tell us about some of the things on your wire? I look at a lot of

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Camilla Engman is an incredibly talented artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. She lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, with her friend Morran, possibly the most popular dog in the blog universe. Her work is sold at many different shops including her own. Can you tell us about some of the things on your inspiration wall? Maria's big and wonderful spoon photo is hanging on my "wire" waiting to be

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Meg Rooks makes things. She is a mother, a librarian, and a crafty genius. She likes thrift stores and photography and old children's books, and she turns them into something uniquely Meg. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? I'm obsessed with old children's books and children's book illustrators so there is a good representation of those up there. Then there are artists

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Blair Stocker has worked as a textile and apparel designer, and she now crafts in many different mediums. She writes about her life and her work on her popular blog Wise Craft and sells some of her work on Etsy. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? Swatches of fabric that feel pretty to me right now, a print from my friend Jen of Swallowfield which has beautiful color and

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Brenda Ponnay, AKA Super Agent Josephine, is an artist and mother, a graphic designer and illustrator, a blogger and a shop owner. Can you tell us about some of the things on your board? For some reason I have a lot of turquoise on my board right now. I don't know why. Maybe the Color Fashion Lords have decided that is the color they are going to push this last fall or something (most of my

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This blog was established as a companion to the Inspiration Boards flickr group. Many of the creative artists, writers, and crafters whose inspiration walls, wires, boards, and displays have been featured in Inspiration Boards have agreed to be interviewed about their inspirations here. Please stay tuned as we share the people, things, and places that inspire us, as well as what helps us keep

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