{"id":117,"date":"2013-10-31T01:59:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T01:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2016-08-24T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T09:14:08","slug":"canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Prints for Inspiration and Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all need inspiration in our daily lives, and many of us have already discovered that custom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/\">canvas prints<\/a> can be that inspiration. You might assume that inspiration is only necessary for creative types \u2013 writers and painters and the like \u2013 who spend their time (as far as the rest of us can tell) sitting around staring into space, waiting for something interesting to step into their field of vision &#8211; whether it\u2019s a piece of nature or a canvas print hung on the wall that inspires a story or song. But we could all use a little inspiration and motivation in our lives, and canvas photo prints can provide those services day in and day out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1353 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-woman-lightbulb-on-wall.jpg\" alt=\"canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-woman-lightbulb-on-wall\" width=\"650\" height=\"622\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-woman-lightbulb-on-wall.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-woman-lightbulb-on-wall-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-woman-lightbulb-on-wall-150x143.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/622;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Inspiring Canvas Print<\/h2>\n<p>Inspiration is not always a one-to-one relationship where you see something, it triggers an idea, and moments later you\u2019re working away on the widget that will change the world. Sometimes inspiration is more subtle. Things have to get into your thoughts and germinate. Sometimes inspiration is about keeping your visual field full of vibrant, interesting things so your subconscious can work on them \u2013 that\u2019s why sometimes we have sudden thoughts years later about obscure stuff we saw every day in our past.<\/p>\n<p>This is where personalised canvas prints come into play. Creating an \u2018inspiration\u2019 wall is an old trick used by creative types ranging from writers to fashion designers to painters. The idea is to set off a wall in your workspace where you hang inspirational prints that represent aspirations. These can be the great works of the masters of your discipline, or simply images that stir your emotions and creative juices. Canvas prints are ideal for this: large, bold, and beautiful, they hang easily and come in a variety of sizes to make your Inspiration Wall not only inspiring but beautiful to look at.<\/p>\n<h2>The Motivating Canvas Print<\/h2>\n<p>Not an artist? That doesn\u2019t mean that cheap canvas prints serve no purpose for you beyond decoration. Inspiration is simply a form of motivation, and we all need motivation. Instead of an Inspiration Wall, create a Motivation Wall. Take photos \u2013 or find photos \u2013 of your goals in life, be they professional or personal. Have them turned into photos on canvas and mount them in your workspace or office.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1352 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-paris-model-fashion-week.jpg\" alt=\"canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-paris-model-fashion-week\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-paris-model-fashion-week.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-paris-model-fashion-week-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation-paris-model-fashion-week-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/432;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, every day you\u2019ll see the things others have achieved, and you\u2019ll be reminded constantly of the possibilities. Motivation, you\u2019ll find, works the same way as inspiration: it isn\u2019t always a thunderbolt of ideas and energy (though it happens that way too). It\u2019s a slow burn, sometimes, where seeing the same goals every day worms into your brain and inspires you to work harder and think harder in order to get where you\u2019re going.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint. No matter what your goals as an artist, professional, or simply a human being are, they all take work day in and day out, constant effort, and sustained energy. Canvas prints are just one tool to keep your inspiration and motivation levels high \u2013 but of all your tools, they\u2019re probably the most attractive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all need inspiration in our daily lives, and many of us have already discovered that custom canvas prints can be that inspiration. You might assume that inspiration is only necessary for creative types \u2013 writers and painters and the like \u2013 who spend their time (as far as the rest of us can tell) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/canvas-prints-inspiration-motivation\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canvas-wall-art"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4637,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/4637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}