Tag: inspiration

by M. Bijman January 31, 2026

Art artist Backstories Creative Process

Muses – Inspiration – Creativity

Do you have a muse? What is a muse? Do artists have muses these days? Definition: Muse (person): muse noun;Continue Reading

by M. Bijman November 26, 2025

Backstories Creative Process

Odd bits of memory…

I suppose every book we’ve read and reread, and every movie we’ve watched more than once, and every song we’veContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 20, 2022

Art Creative Process music New poem by M. Bijman poem Poetry

Where does inspiration come from? (and a poem about music)

I recently completed a collection of compositions that share the theme of heat. It’s called Thermós, and, until today, IContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 22, 2018

Art Current events Publishing technologies

What does it take to create something new every day?

One of my favourite marketing professionals, Seth Godin, wrote his 7,000th post on Nov. 14, 2017. That’s quite something. TheContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 29, 2015

New photo book by Marthe Bijman and Mike O’Brien New poetry by Marthe Bijman Published books

References, inspirations and book titles

Inspiration has to come from somewhere To make a short story long: Borrowing or infringing? In 1947, Malcolm Lowry’s novelContinue Reading

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