Writing a blog about inspiration is, well, inspiring. That is exactly why I do it. I feel incomplete with out being inspired – for my art, for my dreams, for my goals, for my passion, for the relationships I have, for life etc. Sometimes, it takes a while to come up with something that is really jaw dropping and doesn’t just fascinate me, but INSPIRES ME!

It’s amazing that especially when you’re not looking – inspiration finds you. I was checking my profile on A Small World (aka. ASW www.asmallworld.net) that I had busily neglected and after taking the day to do some maintenance, organizing, spring cleaning, reading and just catching up on things (all the juicy pleasures that I had been putting to the side because “I had to get “”WORK”” done”) and it fell into my lap! An ASW message from the talented Inspirationalist Dodo Newman. I saw her tagline – The Inspirationalist- and obviously had to scour the web to find out more about her.

Dodo Newman is an artist, a fashion designer, a survivor, a philosopher and a spiritualist.  She has an astounding circle of supporters, an awe-striking resume and list of experiences, a worldly pedigree and is soon to be the subject of a book and television show based on her life.

Dodo Newman – Siddharta

A few inspiring excerpts from her bio:

“Because Dodo has grown up in various continents, countries, among various nations and religions she has seen the real faces of the different cultures. She has seen poverty and richness, beauty and ugliness, happiness and sadness, Life and Death. Dodo through her projects and individual works, supports many foundations and initiations with her art.”

– I have come to find that Ms. Newman works only in natural daylight and paints through her emotions, she delivers masterful artwork done in fragments of gold, crystal, stones and pearls. She incorporates Swarovski elements into her art and not only paints something valid and worthwhile, but as an investment piece a collector can actually own art composed of precious stones and elements. Dodo muses that her collectors and admirers often express the same emotions whilst observing her art as she herself experienced while painting.  What an astonishing example of a transfer of energy through art.-

Dodo contrives incredible emotion from her past experiences and is so inspired by her triumphs and tribulations. She says “Every step, falling, sadness, fight or victory forms a part to the final aim: praise your mistakes, (and) your struggle; you need them all for the final story.

Another of my favourite quotes from the insightful Ms. Newman: “Our soul knows more than what we think or believe…”

Dodo Newman – Forms of Life

Ms. Newman continues;  “There were many periods of my life when I had nothing to eat, when I was hungry and most of these times the persons I most expected to stand by me were the ones who did not.  It is usually very hard to achieve an objective without the background support of the family, especially if there is no one who appreciates the aim one is fighting for.” – “In life anything we create is a long process, taking time, it is impossible to expect from anyone to achieve them immediately. When I was a teenager once I have given up my dreams and I needed more than 15 years to find them again. Now that I have found them I will never let them go!”

“For me the process of marketing, (and) sales of my art represented always a difficulty, just as for all artists, but fortunately I had the best people around me who helped me in this, although I fought my life’s most serious battle in Berlin. I had to learn that there are walls that only I am capable of breaking down, that there are aims that only I can reach. On 13 August 2009, I was lying tired and anguished on the battlefield, which has been created by my own dreams, aims. I was bleeding from all my wounds and I knew that if I will not win today then it will be my end, I will bleed away and I will die. My Soul flew out from my body but the will to win was so strong that it did not let go, and so it was that I won my battle and I was reborn on 14 August at 04:15. My aim became a reality by dawn and my project became stabile. Now I am LIVING and I am very happy from my true heart!” – DN.

I would like to think of myself as an “Inspirationalist” as well, and for me – this heart-wrenching journey of a young woman pounding the pavement, beating her fears and turning out the victor, really establishes the notion that your dreams are only as far away as you deem them to be.  In reality, your dreams have always been with you and are always with in reach, you just have to slowly take down the wall that you built around them, each brick, one by one, of all your perceived misconceptions.

Dodo Newman – Life Lines

Dodo has an extreme version of this story, she was born in Hungary where her dream began, grew up in India where her heart and creativity was nourished, attended High School in Iran, over coming adversity and oppression, fled to study Fashion Design in Italy where she accessed the freedom to create and experiment once more, attended University in England, summered in Monaco and now is a resident of Germany living her dreams.

She speaks Italian, 
French,
 English,
Hungarian,
Farsi and
Hindu.  Are you not yet inspired?

Ms. Newman’s artistic experiences include New experimented resin art (current, since 7 years), Oil and acrylic art, Japanese ink technique (early years) and 
Fashion design in Firenze.

Her biggest selling price in 2009 for one single artwork was 265.000 Euro (Year 2009 – Canvas artwork). I must say, that is an inspiration for anyone who things “Impossible is nothing”.

Dodo Newman – Gonaives

Dodo Newman – Itiah

Find out more about Ms. Newman at:

www.DodoNewman.com

@DodoNewman on twitter

Hope that inspires you!
Xo

Emily