Tags: creativity, inspiration, Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are[ × ]

I’ve had a head full of ideas these last few days, from sewing projects (finally using my machine!) to a new series here to if and when and how to launch forums to foster creative community here on Creative Perch. Fall break is this week, and I have the urge to make things. Here are a few things that are inspiring me this week.

1. Where the Wild Things Are

Surprise, surprise, right? Chris and I saw the movie with two of our friends last night, and we all loved it. It definitely touched our hearts in ways we didn’t expect. I picked up a stack of Maurice Sendak’s other books at the library yesterday. Impressive! You can read more about Maurice here, but two things stand out to me. First, he put out a lot of work; he kept at his craft, and he wasn’t afraid to be controversial. Second, although Where the Wild Things Are was an award-winning title, it took forty-six years for it to be made into a movie and really impact the next generation. Forty-six years. Patience is a virtue, yes?
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