Interestingly enough, inspiration usually finds me in flea markets. Back home, there is a terrific little flea market in Sebastopol, a town about fifteen minutes from my home town. Sebastopol is right off the beach and it is a small hippie town. Almost every restaurant is vegan or organic; it has an artsy, natural, laid back energy to it. Anyways, every sunday morning in the summer, there is a flea market there. My mom and I would go and walk around, usually finding some kind of treasure. One time I stumbled upon a huge box filled with postage stamps, and got inspired. Another time I found a box of old typewriter keys along with inspiration. Another time I found a spool of copper wire and inspiration struck again. It’s in the small oddities, people random unwantables that I find beauty and the desire to create. I really like creating art using mixed media, so the treasures I find at flea markets are perfect to fiddle with and work with in my art.
Also, Sebastopol is simply a very artistic town. Just walking around down town or driving past town to get to the beach, I can get inspired to create just by looking around.
Check out some pictures of Sebastopol at the website below. Go to the photo gallery, by clicking on the picture in the middle of the screen on the left.
http://www.sonomauncorked.com/wine-country-places/sebastopol-and-west-county/
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AHH, you make me want to visit there so bad! I have some relatives in California and I got a chance to go to a couple flea markets when I went to visit, you're totally right, inspiration everywhere.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of place. I also love flea markets and thrifting.
ReplyDeleteWow that place looks sweet! Ive never been out to California but seeing those pictures makes me definitely want to check it out...
ReplyDelete(brandon r) The photos remind me of one of the most amazing places i've ever been. If you're ever in new mexico, you'll have to check it out. it's your kind of place. http://visitmadridnm.com/index.htm
ReplyDeleteIf you're ever in Minneapolis, at the intersection of 280 and university, there is a Goodwill outlet. It is where Goodwill sends all the stuff they couldn't sort, or couldn't sell. Everything is sold by the pound, and there are always interesting things to be discovered.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a really interesting town! I also love browsing flea-market type marketplaces; you never know what you'll find!
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