what inspires you? - domestic stories with ivy

mission MUSE: "what inspires you?"

by guest muse - Iro Nassopoulos (Ivy)

of Domestic Stories With Ivy

About what inspires me let's see...

I'm inspired a lot by travelling, the different cultures I get to know and especially the architecture of the cities, the design which might be predominant in each of them.

I also love nature and adore interiors which incorporate natural materials and a similar colour palette....I'm ever in love with natural light and white as a colour which includes them all.

Human nature and the experience of various emotions and feelings is also a means of inspiration, especially when it comes to expressing emotions through art...not only is it therapeutic, it can also be very creative.

Finally, I'm inspired by the concept of love and how this is translated in our every day lives...from our jobs to the important close people in our lives, to the environment where we live, to our behaviour, thoughts, to the every day routines we choose to engage in.

Love as an expression of art

Love of wire: art installation made of wire, repurposed ceramic pots and sand. It was made back in 2004, when I somehow decided to express my quest in finding love, experiencing and realising what it actually is also through art.

Autumnal Love: a photograph of a handwritten (in a stich like manner) with silver ink "Love" on dried autumn leaves

Cupcake Love: handwritten with chocolate "love", on cupcake forms

The depth of love : a photograph of the art installation mentioned at the first picture.

Thank you for inviting me to muse with you.  I hope that I inspired you today.  For one lucky commentor on the blog, I am offering one of the three prints, shown above, as a present.

Kindest Regards,
Iro - Ivy
flickr, blog, shop, twitter

About Iro: (Originally from Athens. Currently in Frankfurt, Germany) She is a decorator, interiors consultant, a crafter,an ever learning, self- taught photographer, a former teacher of English, also having majored in Psychology... most of all a person who lives and breathes through love for all aspects of everyday life and her passions.

As seen at:  Apartment Therapy, decor8, Divas and Dreams, re-nest, sfgirlbybay, simple hue, unplggd