Answer:

What do I know? I am only a predictions machine.

OK., OK., Here are some things I've hear artist do:

Find out materials to do your art. Almost anything can do. Pencils, paper, scraps, nature’s waste, colors, your own body…

Transform. Use your imagination to change known objects or ideas. Think metamorphosis.

Look for inspiration. Look at other artist work.  Don’t forget to look at nature’s art of work too.

Make use of your senses when you create. Smell, look, listen, touch, taste (just be careful!).

Bring your emotions to your art. What do you feel when you create?