Engaging Inspiration

One of the struggles I face quite a bit is trying to find new ideas.  I can spend hours on Flickr looking through images that I want to copy...but I want to do more than replicate...I want to create.  I've been reading a lot of creative blogs and have some great ideas...which I'll share at another time.  One of the ideas I personally enjoy is walking with a purpose.  No matter what your creative medium sometimes it helps to just get out and walk...but with a sense of intentionality.

A few weeks ago I was hitting the creative wall...maybe you know the feeling.  Every photo I was taking was...well...blah.  I was trying to edit through some images and create something nice...but instead just sat looking at my computer with nothing.  So I said forget it...and I grabbed the camera and headed out for an hour or so.  

I live in a city known for creativity...so I decided to look for evidence of this creativity....and so off I went.  I was not only energized by the walk...but also creatively renewed as I engaged the city around me.  I wasn't shooting for a client...or for a project...just for me...and what a difference it made.

I'd love to hear what you do.  Do you walk?  Do you find new inspiration from music...other art?  How do you renew your inspiration?

The Traveling Tribe ~ Embracing Creativity

It started one place and over time evolved into something different...something unique....something beautiful. We weren’t art students, had no formal training but we had a desire. We had a desire to tell our story....to create a sense of legacy for our children. To tell our story required the capturing and retelling of moments...both the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life....birthdays, travels, big events and simple days playing cars on the floor. We each approached this endeavor with a different medium...he with his camera and her with paper.

As we engaged this journey we soon unlocked a seemingly endless supply of creativity which soon expanded to include others around us. As we developed our craft and abilities we soon found ourselves helping others to tell their stories as well. Friends would gather, enjoy tea and scrapbook pages about their family. Photo shoots would be done to capture the love and passion of a newlywed couple...or the joy of a newborn baby. Each endeavor seemed to lead to new opportunities and along the way a style was born.

We recognize that we’ve come far in a short period of time....but that we’re also just at the beginning of the journey. There’s so much we’ve yet to learn...so much about ourselves that we’ve yet to discover. We’re creative beings and as we travel and live around the world we exist to help others embrace and tell their stories....we are the Traveling Tribe.

As we each continue on this journey of creativity we’d love to know your story as well. How did you start on your creative process? What motivates you to create? Where would you like to be creatively in a year....two years?

the traveling tribe ~ flying house studio

hey there,

i'm back with some fabulous creative inspiration.  :)

okay, what could be cooler than traveling the world with your husband/wife and kids?
i mean seriously? 
oh .....how about running a creative business along side each other!  ummm, wow!!  soo awesome.

as much of a home body as i am....  i think a traveling life would have been pretty darn amazing.

i know it's not too late.....it's on my mondo beyondo dream list.... so who knows...

maybe, soon i will be sharing my journey as well....

but in the meantime... i adore the traveling tribe.....i love seeing what they are up to!!

here's their inspiring story.

When our paths crossed over 13 years ago we knew we loved to travel and we couldn’t wait to explore the world together. We were both creative but we had no idea how our travels would open up our creativity. Our work is heavily influenced by the places we’ve been, the people we’ve met and the things we’ve seen along the way. Traveling Tribe is simply the story of our journey from here to there. We just recently launched Flying House Studios which is a website featuring our photography portfolio, we’d love to have you stop by for a visit.

Click HERE to find all of their fabulous links in one place. ....
i hope you will pop over and say hi to them... look around... and be prepared to get inspired. :)

thanks guys.... xxo, kim

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