Close up of beech tree

You can find sources to work from absolutely everywhere.I tend to work from Nature.(Natural Form).Use a camera to capture images, draw from these,using a viewfinder to select areas of most interest.You have colour, texture, form, line and pattern at work.Its a good idea to make collections of pod, seed, shells, found objects to work from. There are great Ceramicists such as Magdalena Odundo, Monica Young,and Jennifer Lee to mention a few, who were all inspired by nature..