This coming weekend marks America's 250th anniversary, and it got me thinking... Inspiration doesn't always arrive as a finished idea. Sometimes it arrives as a feeling. The deep navy of an old flag. The warm cream of weathered wood. The faded red of a vintage quilt. The sparkle of fireworks against a summer night sky. The woven texture of a picnic basket. The stories tucked inside heirlooms that have been passed from one generation to the next. None of those things are artwork. But together... they become a color story. One of my favorite ways to begin creating is with a moodboard. It slows me down and lets me collect pieces of an idea before I ever decide what I'm going to make. Maybe it becomes a painted dresser. Maybe a quilt. Maybe jewelry, pottery, floral arrangements, furniture, or a mixed media canvas. The point isn't to copy what you see. It's to let the feeling guide your creativity. As artists, we can find inspiration almost anywhere if we're paying attention. Holidays. Nature. Music. Architecture. A favorite restaurant. A flea market. Even the colors of a celebration can become the beginning of your next masterpiece. So here's my challenge for you... What's happening around you right now that could become your next moodboard? I'd love to see what inspires you.

I created this moodboard because I wanted to experiment with a color combination I don't see very often. Over the last decade, coral has typically been paired with navy, teal, sage green, turquoise, cream, or charcoal. Mustard yellow is more often found alongside gray, navy, olive green, rust, or black. But what happens when coral and mustard become the main characters? For me, this palette feels like sunshine with a vintage soul. It gives me Mid-Century Modern vibes, Palm Springs charm, retro boutique hotels, and those perfectly worn spaces that somehow feel both energetic and relaxing. As creatives, it's easy to stay inside the color combinations we already know work. Sometimes the magic happens when we step outside of them. So I'm curious... • What does this moodboard make you think of? • Do these colors work together for you? • What feeling do they create? • If you were creating art inspired by this palette, what would you make? Sometimes creativity starts with asking, "What if these two things belonged together?" Here's artwork that changes the "style vibe" of the mock up and adds cream but uses the colors from the moodboard. The possibilities are endless...what will you create?

Look at me posting early in the day LOL! (It's the little things sometimes! 🥳) Pretend you're standing in a sun-warmed Mediterranean courtyard. The stone has a story.The linen has texture.The figs are perfectly imperfect.The lemon refuses to be ignored. Now ask yourself: What are you drawn to first? - The color? - The texture? - The shape? - The contrast? Because that's usually the clue to what wants to show up in your next piece of art. Sometimes inspiration isn't a a picture. Sometimes it's a feeling wrapped in color, texture, and possibility. 👇 What grabs your attention first in this moodboard?

Let's play a game. This moodboard is the cover of a book. What's the title? 📖 I'm curious to see how many completely different stories emerge from the exact same image.

Flowers + black and white cowhide samples = Sassy Moodboard. I find myself wanting to put together a fun outfit, design a funky chair with these colors, and cowhide or break out my paints and magenta moo decoupage paper and paint some cowhide texture accents on a piece. Anyone else feel inspired with this sassy moodboard??