Finding Inspiration

Sometimes deciding what to paint can be a bigger problem than the actual painting. Sometimes, inspiration practically jumps up and slaps you in the face. One of my sisters collects elephants. Every Christmas involves an "elephant hunt". One year, I found some elephant napkin rings at Pier One. The napkin rings became the inspiration for painting matching napkins to complete the gift. If you look in the photo, you will see that the elephant on the napkin is the same as the elephant on the napkin ring. The napkins were painted using fabric paint so they are fully washable, and therefore, useable.