Creative Inspiration Gallery

The inspiration behind the work

Creative inspiration gallery is a large collection of stories by incredible illustrators and other creatives about the inspiration behind one of their creative works.

What got them inspired? How did the idea get started?

You’ll get insight into where creative inspiration can appear, and sometimes it’s in the least expected places. Click on any story below to start reading about the artist’s inspiration behind their work.

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Illustrators & Creatives participated with their story so far.

Featured stories

Are you an artist and want to tell a story about how the inspiration came to be for one of your works? Contact us and let us know!

Childhood by Blanca Vila
Childhood by Blanca Vila

Childhood by Blanca Vila

We Make It Rain by Chi Michalski
We Make It Rain by Chi Michalski

We Make It Rain by Chi Michalski

Keep Shining by Liucid
Keep Shining by Liucid

Keep Shining by Liucid

Ennui by David Huang
Ennui by David Huang

Ennui by David Huang

Enchanted forest by Masha Manapov
Enchanted forest by Masha Manapov

Enchanted forest by Masha Manapov

Solitude by Chromakane
Solitude by Chromakane

Solitude by Chromakane

Seeing by Hannah Lock
Seeing by Hannah Lock

Seeing by Hannah Lock

Creative jungle by Studio Äppel Päppel
Creative jungle by Studio Äppel Päppel

Creative jungle by Studio Äppel Päppel

Sketchbook Zen by Ramón Springer
Sketchbook Zen by Ramón Springer

Sketchbook Zen by Ramón Springer

Equinox by Wenting Li
Equinox by Wenting Li

Equinox by Wenting Li

Japanese New Year by Azusa Okumura
Japanese New Year by Azusa Okumura

Japanese New Year by Azusa Okumura

Mama Earth by Sarah Holliday
Mama Earth by Sarah Holliday

Mama Earth by Sarah Holliday

Stay home by Elena González
Stay home by Elena González

Stay home by Elena González

Pridefull by Mylène Cagnoli
Pridefull by Mylène Cagnoli

Pridefull by Mylène Cagnoli

Roots by Lia Tuia
Roots by Lia Tuia

Roots by Lia Tuia

The Banjo Player by Alona Millgram
The Banjo Player by Alona Millgram

The Banjo Player by Alona Millgram

Treasure by Alex Finkeldey
Treasure by Alex Finkeldey

Treasure by Alex Finkeldey

International Women’s Day by Mijke Coebergh
International Women’s Day by Mijke Coebergh

International Women’s Day by Mijke Coebergh

Tap by Ocean Hughes
Tap by Ocean Hughes

Tap by Ocean Hughes

Hope by Cindy Kang
Hope by Cindy Kang

Hope by Cindy Kang

Doodle Dogs by Lauren Lowen
Doodle Dogs by Lauren Lowen

Doodle Dogs by Lauren Lowen

The Elephant, the Zoo and World War Two by Ellan Rankin
The Elephant, the Zoo and World War Two by Ellan Rankin

The Elephant, the Zoo and World War Two by Ellan Rankin

It’s Okay To Do Nothing by Lisa Tegtmeier
It’s Okay To Do Nothing by Lisa Tegtmeier

It’s Okay To Do Nothing by Lisa Tegtmeier

Waves by Maureen Keeney
Waves by Maureen Keeney

Waves by Maureen Keeney

Story Bones by Hannah Bess Ross
Story Bones by Hannah Bess Ross

Story Bones by Hannah Bess Ross