Three Muses Challenge 31 - Something Old, Something New

Well it's the last challenge for 2009 here at the Muses. Thank you so much for supporting us over the last seven months, it's been a fantastic experience for Marie, Bev and myself, making so many new friends and seeing our little community grow and prosper.

We hope you will continue to visit and post your lovely work here and may we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.

So without further ado, here is a little inspiration for this week's theme of SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW. I can't wait to see what this theme will mean to you.

(Credits on my blog.)

Three Muses - Challenge #30 = Home Sweet Home

The aboriginals in Australia call the place of their birth their "belonging place". I've always liked that term. No matter how far we stray, there is a place in our hearts reserved for our belonging place...for home. I've tried to depict the excitement of a young couple, ready to establish a home of their own. (For more about their choice, see my blog). I hope you are all snug in your homes this holiday season, filled with the peace and content that is the spirit of Christmas. You have all enriched my life in many ways. Thank you.

The Three Muses Challenge - Mail Art

It's Wednesday morning here in Western Australia so it is time for our challenge.

This week's theme is MAIL ART which can be anything you make of it. Old letters, postcards and cards, and stamps from far off places are so full of nostalgia for us and it is a delicious exercise to use them in artwork. My problem was knowing when to stop so my collage is a wee bit busy!

We can't wait to see how you use your "stash" of mail ephemera.

The lovely Miss Beverly will be along soon to post her sneak peek for next week.

Credits for my collage are HERE

Three Muses Challenge #28 - Bottles & Jars

I learned the legend of the blue bottle tree from the venerated Storyteller, Kathryn Wyndham, of Selma, Alabama. The legend, originating with the African slaves, is that the blue bottles ward off evil spirits, who fly into the blue bottles at night and are trapped, then evaporated with the morning sun. If you're vigilant, you may still see blue bottle trees in the gardens of the south. I may have shared this story before in response to a challenge at Mixed Media Monday over a year ago, but I couldn't resist repeating it. I hope you've enjoyed hearing about it!

Three Muses Challenge 27 - Fun and Games

Hi it's me, Ann, and this week I have chosen FUN AND GAMES for my theme.

What does FUN AND GAMES mean to you, what will fire your imagination, will you be inspired by playing cards, bingo, a board game or games that people play, or something else entirely?

We can't wait to see what you will create, but just in case you need a little help to get you started, here is a sample I created for your inspiration.

Remember that any medium and any style goes here at the Muses, all we ask is that you have fun. So enjoy.

{For credits see my blog.)

The Three Muses Challenge - Time

The theme this week is “Time”. Time is a subject that can be approached from so many different directions – time flies, the passage of time, time waits for no man, etc. Time affects us all and is the most persistent constant in our lives. How will you illustrate time?

Credits for my collage are here

Three Muses Challenge #25 - KEYS

Success at last (after initial problems with upload). Here's my interpretation of this week's challenge - KEYS. I thought of any number of interpretations -- keys to the kingdom, key to my heart, key to knowledge, and key of C, and finally went with the key of C. I'm anxious to see what all our talented participants have to offer!

Three Muses Challenge 24 - IN YOUR DREAMS

It's Ann here and my theme for this week is IN YOUR DREAMS, which could be a dream of something you have always wanted to be or do, or a dream holiday destination, or a different way of life. For those amongst us who like surreal, it might be a dream person or fantastic landscape. Or you might like the idea of illustrating the darker side of dreaming, a nightmare landscape for example, or does IN YOUR DREAMS conjure up a different image for your entirely? I can't wait to see what you will choose.

But just in case you are stuck for a little inspiration here is my IN YOUR DREAMS sample.

As always, any style or any medium is welcomed, and indeed encouraged, so go ahead and enjoy yourself.

Credits for my sample are on my blog.

The Three Muses Challenge - Pairs

The theme this week is about “pairs” which could be couples, romantic or otherwise, adults or children, birds or beasts – or even plant life!! THINK TWO! The choices are endless and twice the fun!
Credits for the sample picture are on my blog

CHALLENGE 22 - FOWL PLAY

I'll start off this week's Cockadoodle Cluck challenge with this gloriously happy rooster and his "women". He really has something to crow about. .... and very little competition! I can't wait to see what shows up this week from our talented crew. Have fun!

Three Muses Challenge 21 - Long Ago And Far Away

Hi it's me Ann and this week's theme is LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY. I wonder what that will mean to you, will it be a strange and exotic land, a fairy tale, a famous person, part of your family history or something else entirely?

Just in case you need a little inspiration here is my sample, a tale from Mabel's childhood.

And remember at the Three Muses anything goes so whether you stamp, embroider, make it with fabric, paper or clay, paint it or do it digital we can't wait to see what you come up with. Most of all enjoy.

(Credits on my blog.)

The Three Muses Challenge - Hair

Our theme this week is HAIR. Remember, anything goes at the Muses. We want to see beautiful hair, ugly hair, big hair, sparse hair – and maybe an outrageous wig or two. The pathway to hair excellence is sometimes STRAIGHT and sometimes WAVY. Hair is a PERMANENT fixture, sometimes FINE and sometimes THICK. Hair is here to stay (except on bald men). Hair is a buzz (cut). Let’s hear it for hair!!

Credits for my sample picture are HERE.

CHALLENGE 19, NUMEROLOGY

Numbers have such a large part in our lives today - phone numbers, street numbers, bank numbers, charge card numbers and so on. I am anxious to see what you all have to offer when it comes to putting numbers into your art. Credits for this piece can be seen on my blog. HAVE FUN!

The Three Muses Challenge - Zlightly Zetti

This week the theme is “Zlightly Zetti” which probably means many things to many people! I think that those artists who developed Zetti into such an interesting art form intended it to be fun, where imaginations can run riot. So, enjoy your creative journey into the world of Zetti. Remember, anything goes!

To see the credits for my picture, click here

Challenge 17 - Windows

Hi, it's Taluula here, my theme for this week is WINDOWS and we Muses can't wait to see what type of window you will choose!!!

In case you need a little inspiration though, here is a sample from me ..... but tell me, am I looking out of or looking into that window?

Don't forget all sizes, shapes and mediums are welcomed, all we ask is that you have fun, and thank you so much for all of your lovely entries last week.

(Credits are on my blog)

CHALLENGE #16 - POCKETS

There were so many ways to go with "pockets", but I decided to go with a pocketful of memories. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all put in your pocket!! Credits are on my blog. Have fun!

The Three Muses Challenge - Moonstruck

It is already Wednesday in my part of the world!

Our theme for this week is the MOON. No matter how many times we see the moon it fascinates us. When it is full and low on the horizon we stop what we are doing and gasp at its beauty. “When the moon hits your eye like a bigga pizza pie that’s amore” – the lyrics of a thousand songs say it all.
So, show us YOUR moon! We can’t wait to see the many and varied versions that you creative and talented bloggers come up with.

Credits for my sample picture can be seen here

Three Muses Challenge 13 - Charlin Chaplin

Hi it's me Ann, and this week it's my turn to host the Three Muses' theme and I have chosen CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

He is such an icon with his trademark bowler hat, his cane, little moustache and baggy trousers, I hope there will be something there to inspire your creativity.

I have chosen to alter him entirely and I hope this little sample will inspire you to get creative too.

Remember all artistic mediums are welcome so however, and whatever you create with we can't wait to see your works of art.

Have fun.

(You can see credits on my blog)

Three Muses - Give Us a Hand

We've always heard "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". That was the beginning of this piece. You HAVE given us a hand in the form of your kind responses to our thank you message. At the end of this challenge, when all the artists have checked in, we'll put our hands together and join in a standing ovation for all of us who meet here every week!! Have fun. (Credits are on my blog)

THE MUSES SPEAK

Back in June, three muses timidly decided to start an art challenge blog. We put our heads together (well...as much as we could from Australia to the UK to the US); and, after discussion, we decided we wanted it to be a simple blog spot without fancy bells and whistles, just a place where artists in all media could share their work and offer constructive support for one another. The Three Muses blog has succeeded beyond our hopes. We feel our blog family is the cream of the crop, bringing outstanding art to our challenges weekly. Beyond that, our artists are generous in their support of one another. Taking the time to comment on 40 or 50 entries is no small task, but reading supportive comments on your own effort makes it all worthwhile. So, this is Ann, Bev and Marie taking the time to say THANK YOU!