Run Rabbit Run

I have been keeping sketchbooks since art school, and have accumulated quite a few of them of all different types and papers.  Sometimes I see the beginnings of finished pieces when looking back through them; other times I see images and cryptic notes I have written to myself and wonder what exactly I was thinking. It's good to get your ideas sketched or written out, even if they seem silly or unworkable at the time; you never know when you might be inspired by something you jotted down.  And sometimes, the sketch turns out better than the finished piece...

Check out this excellent post by writer and artist Austin Kleon on being an artist.  If this doesn't get you excited to get to work/play, I don't know what will...