Inspiring Juices

That which inspires one to write words, paint pictures, create song, or carve images, comes from within and is screaming to get out. Happy, sad, angry, glad or frustrated, these are some of the feelings that spark art.

Many of our basic feelings are coloured by our bodily functions. If you are angry or upset, you might say you were "pissed" or "pissed off." If you were nervous you'd be "sweating" bullets. If you think someone was not being truthful, you'd think they were "full of shit." Tears are a result of happiness or sadness. And well, "blood" is the life force of us all and the word is used as a feeling intensifier in British-speak.

I paint better when I am charged with some emotion. If I feel sad, I imagine gathering up my tears into a bottle. I then select a brush and dip into the tear-well and begin to portray my feelings onto paper. The same goes for when I am pissed off, or if I think someone is shittin' me. So, imagine what you will. I try to reach in to the blood and guts level and put it on paper for all to see.

Blood.....Sweat.....Tears.....Pee.....Poo