Kelmscott House, the former home of William Morris
History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed;
art has remembered the people, because they created. –William Morris
We create new ideas and images using the information we have, including art, design, textures, scenes, sounds smells and culture. Travel feeds your creativity by expanding your source material. Travel gives you time to think while in transit on planes, trains and boats. Travel takes you away from your computers. Travel allows you to see the familiar in a new light.
Travel makes you appreciate home like never before.
I just returned from two weeks in the UK. We flew into London and traveled by train throughout Scotland. Britain is a paradise for lovers of art, design and architecture. Most of their world-class museums have free entry and are well maintained and designed.
On a personal note, I revisited William Morris’s Kelmscott House in Hammersmith where I lived many years ago when I was studying calligraphy and bookbinding in London as part of my graduate study. My fellow students were all studying some aspect of Morris, including political thought, epic poetry, utopian literature, calligraphy, stained glass and tapestry design, pattern design, typography, furniture design and fine printing.
You can link to our full UK travel blog here: artpoints2010.wordpress.com
