Inspirators (under construction)

It always, always begins in appreciation with me. Appreciation in the sense of concentrated, sustained attention that blossoms into a kind of overflowing thrill: what Vladimir Nabokov called the ‘tingle’. Of course, everyone has their individual, special tingles. What follows are a few of the people and their work that send my spine into the tingliest of tingles. Click through to find out more about any of these tinglers.