It can come from something you see. Something you hear.
Something you experience something you remember.
Something you imagine.
Something you never dreamed possible.
My Inspirations come from so many different places.
My childhood.
My family past and present. My friends my teachers, my business cohorts.
And even the strangers that I meet at various restaurants hotels airports conventions Etc.
The world is my Nuclear Plant of inspiration. I am never without ideas. More often, It is usually the challenge to figure out which idea is worth developing.
Don’t judge your ideas when you have them. Like newborn babes wrapped them in blankets warm and comforting, place them in multiple bassinets of spiral paper and covers.
Using markers and pencils. And dip into them every now and then like a wonderful romp through the Attic. Or enjoying a savory sip from a fine cast of wine or brandy.
Alex Simmons is an award-winning freelance writer, comic book creator, playwright, teaching artist, and educational consultant. He’s written for Disney Books, Penguin Press, Simon and Schuster, Marvel, DC, and Archie Comics. Simmons is the creator of the acclaimed adventure comic book series, Blackjack. As a teaching artist, Simmons has created and taught creative arts workshops for students and educators in the US, Europe, West Indies, and Africa.
Simmons has served on panels and delivered lectures on children’s entertainment mediums, as well as empowering young people through the arts. Simmons founded the annual family event, Kids Comic Con, as well as three comic arts exhibits, which have traveled abroad. He is currently developing a comics and creative arts program for children all over the world.
During the past 35 years, Simmons has participated as a member of arts and education boards for several New York State nonprofit organizations, as well as one in Nigeria.
As a teaching artist Simmons has worked with youth through the Bronx Community College, the Christopher Barron Live Life Foundation, Apollo Theater In-School Arts Program, Henkel McCoy, Upward Bound, New York Council on the Arts, Children’s Art Carnival, Wings Academy, and NYU Creative Arts Team, to name a few.
He has been a panelist at many literacy and arts events, and he has been a guest speaker at numerous colleges and educational institutions here and abroad.
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