5 Ways to Get Inspiration - Featuring by Samantha Veltri (designer of Bella Vetro by Samantha)

We love to INSPIRE! So we're devoting this blog to INSPIRE you!
Who doesn't enjoy success stories. This week we asked one of our favorite local artisans to write about what inspires her most. Samantha Veltri is the owner and designer of Bella Vetro by Samantha. After leaving her full-time career, she took the support of her family and friends and started began her dream. So a special thank you to Samantha for sharing a bit about inspiration.

Inspiring Art

5 ways to inspire your creativity

-Samantha Veltri of Bella Vetro by Samantha

1. See the beauty around you.

One of the easiest ways to inspire your creativity is to open your eyes! See the world around you. My favorite way to make the everyday world extraordinary is through my Blooms collection. I may not be able to rattle off different flower names but when I see one I love, name or not, I’m going to paint it. Wine glasses are a perfect fit mocking the natural shape of a flower so through that I can bring art to the plan glass.

 

2. Listen to your favorite music

There are millions of songs out there but when you hear your style you know it. That one song comes on and you can feel it in your heart. Something changes. Use that force to bring out your inner artist. Whether it is Rock, New Age, Classical or Pop crank up the volume and let the music guide your creativity.

3. Use Your Personality

Sometimes I look around at my glasses and notice that I always go back to the same vibrant pinks, popping purples, and bold blues. I am drawn to bright and exciting colors which I realized was a very direct reflection of my personality. Let your personality be heard through your creativity. Your vision will thrive when you draw from who you are and how you feel.

4. Keep it simple.

You don’t have to paint a Picasso or write a 3-part novel to express your creativity. Sometimes I will paint with a simple series of dots or lines and as a whole it is complete. Focus on one aspect of what you can do to begin. Once you get going the inspiration can build bringing in new ideas!

5. Let Your Experiences Tell the Story.

My love of foreign travel has taken me to remote locations. Those life experiences left a stamp in my passport as well as on my heart. I share those adventures through my art. Think of experiences, good and bad, that have made you who you are today. Art can be a way to relate to others while expressing your unique life story. 

Enter to Win a set of 2 Wine Glasses designed and hand painted by Samantha.

Tell us what inspires you!