Who would have thought that spending a day at home in bed under the covers with a big mug of tea would be so inspirational! I've never really taken the time to look closely at all things around me, things I've collected traveling, been given by friends and just had to buy at antique fairs or junk shops. While snuggling up in my duvet today I noticed the lovely patterns the dyes make in the colours of my cover and the little doodle patterns over the top and started to think maybe this is where some of my inspiration has been coming from. I noticed how similar the style of drawing over ink spills is to my current work, maybe somewhere in my subconscious I have noted this. I then started to do a bit of research.... (what else is there to do when its rainy outside) I found some drawings I did way before I got the duvet cover, they too have similar doodles on and then I just hit the jackpot! I have been leafing through a draw I have not looked in for a very long time and found a Kangaroo I drew when i was around 15 and it looks like I could have drawn it yesterday! Same style as my Flamingos!! How very strange that without being conscious of it I have always been interested in the same patterns and style. Just when I was starting to feel a little lost with my work, It's nice to know I've come full circle with it. I've rediscovered my original inspirations and I am going to keep these in mind as I move forward with my Illustrations. I've got a pen in my hand and thoughts bubbling in my head so I'm off to see what happens next......
