Saratoga Springs New York A Stimulus For Creativity!

Sometimes I look around and I am in awe of the beauty I see! Everywhere I look, there is inspiration to feed my creative soul! It can be a color, pattern, words, music, or architecture. Sometimes it comes in the way something has aged. The rust, the cracks, the patina. I was recently in Saratoga Springs, NY and took some photographs of things I found to be not only interesting and beautiful, but very inspirational too! I would like to share some of them with.

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Upon spotting these statues on both sides of the walkway at the Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga, NY, I immediately asked my husband to stop the car. The symmetry and color took my breath away. Just think about the effort required to align them so impeccably!

Some of the homes I saw were so beautiful…

I love how the flowers lining the pathway guide you in. In the next house, I appreciate the intertwining of stone and brick on this building; it adds depth to the simple brick pattern.

Here, I like the arched windows and doors, but find it interesting that not all openings have arches, yet it still works!

There is even a place devoted to inspiring creativity! "Yaddo," in Saratoga, NY, was established by Spencer Trask and his wife Katrina, who was an author. They bequeathed their fortune and estate to the establishment of a residency program for artists. It became a place for rest and refreshment for authors, painters, sculptors, musicians, and any other men or women selected for their creative gifts. The litany of artists who have stayed there is amazing! Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, and Leonard Bernstein, to name a few. Click on the link if you want to learn more about this spectacular place: Yaddo

The public can visit the gardens at "Yaddo" for free all year round. It's difficult to put into words the feeling you experience while walking through the grounds. The gardens are truly spectacular; beauty greets you at every turn. The use of symmetry, natural light, spacing, and materials, along with the thought of it being imagined in someone's mind and brought to life, is truly awe-inspiring to me. I understand why artists go here for motivation; it's simply impossible not to be inspired!

While I may never have 400 acres of gardens filled with beautiful statuary and fountains, nor will I be a famous artist living at 'Yaddo', but I too have been inspired to take all the beauty I've seen and knowledge I gained and apply it in my garden and home.

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• Yaddo