The Three Muses Challenge - Steampunk

This is a true story. Well, it could be true. Perhaps. Maybe.

This week’s theme is STEAMPUNK. When the Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700’s, a noblewoman, The Grand Duchess of Schteamponk, became interested in the great changes taking place, so much so that she surrounded herself with the new machinery pieces and revelled in the progress. She became known as a champion of the revolution and the word “Steampunk” was adopted to ensure that she would not be forgotten.

The Duchess would be honoured to think that, in the year 2010, her name is still remembered and recorded in your art pieces.

Thankyou!!
(Credits for my picture are on my BLOG

CHALLENGE 56 - EYES

Our theme this week is EYES, but what will that inspire you to do?

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 made for your inspiration.

As always, we welcome all kinds of art, in any medium, and all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create.

So enjoy.

(Credit for this piece is on my blog http://taluulas.blogspot.com/)

Three Muses Challenge #55 - Buttons & Bows

I guess Marie had me still in musical mode for this week's challenge, but there's so much that can be done with buttons and/or bows I thought it would be fun to see what our stellar group of artists come up with on the subject. I'm all set for a visit to your blogs to see this week's offerings! I hope you have fun! (See my blog for credits).

The Three Muses Challenge - Take a song, any song.

This week’s challenge is to take a song, any song, to inspire you in your artwork.
I have chosen “Eleanor Rigby” which is a touching study of loneliness.

“Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice where a wedding has been.
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face she keeps in a jar by the door.
Who is it for?”

A slightly sombre subject but I am sure there will be an avalanche of beautiful, cheerful takes on this theme to make up for it!!

We can’t wait to see what our wonderful artists have in store for us.
Credits for this picture can be found HERE

THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 53 - TIME

Just before we get onto this week's theme may I, on behalf of Bev, Marie and myself, say the BIGGEST THANK YOU to you all, for the warm words and good wishes you've sent the Muses throughout this last week. It's heartening and humbling to know you are enjoying our challenges so much. Thank you.

Now on to our theme for this week, which is TIME in its many guises. So without further ado it's TIME for you to surprise us with your interpretation of the theme, but just in case you need a little help to get you started, here is a sample I created for your inspiration.

Don't forget, here at the Muses we welcome all mediums and styles of art, all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create.

So enjoy.

You can see credits for my sample of my blog. http://taluulas.blogspot.com/

**** MUSEFLASH ****

It hardly seems possible, but it's a year since we three muses bravely decided to co-host a blog challenge. Our criteria were simple,--any and all art forms would be welcome, a sneak peek would be offered to give artists time to plan their entries, we would share the duty of posting challenges; and lastly (and we felt most important), we would take the time to acknowledge entries and leave comments for artists who generously shared their talent with us, and encourage them to support their fellow artists. In our wildest dreams, we did not imagine that in one short year well over 200 artists would have participated in our challenges, and weekly participation hover at the 50 mark! The quality of art that appears each week is truly remarkable. We feel it's an inspiration to everyone who participates. Thank you all!

As our anniversary approached, we discussed what we might do to mark the occasion. We arrived at the conclusion to keep it simple, as we've kept our challenge blog, and simply offer our heartfelt THANK YOU to each and every one of you who have so generously shared your talents with us. We're honored to be a part of the blog challenge community.

THE MUSES ( Ann, Bev, and Marie)

THREE MUSES - WEEK 52 - CARD

Here's my card lady (who seems to have noticed it's the one year anniversary of The Three Muses challenge). I've used my favorite colors (black and white and red), and my gorgeous borders are from generous freebies from Astrid and Norma Frances. Thank you, ladies! I hope you all have fun with this challenge, and can't wait to see your entries.

The Three Muses Challenge - Relationships

This week's theme is "RELATIONSHIPS". I have chosen "sisters" for my sample picture but, of course, we form many relationships, both personal and impersonal, and the choice is a wide one. We can't wait to see where this topic has taken you.

For credits click HERE

THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 50 - LEGS

Playing this challenge across at least three continents and goodness knows how many time zones makes it difficult for me to know just when to post the theme, but a quick tour of the blogs tells me that some of you are already waiting in the wings with your entry so although it is not quite Wednesday for me yet, let the challenge begin!

The theme this week is LEGS, but what will that inspire you to create?

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 made for your inspiration.

Remember that here at the Muses we welcome any medium and any style, all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create. So enjoy.

(You can find credits for my LEGS on my blog.)

Thank you for playing along.

Three Muses Challenge #49 - Stars

My father always told me to hitch my wagon to a star, and convinced me I could do no wrong. He just simply fearlessly and unconditionally supported everything I tackled. He was my cheerleader, my mentor, my friend. This one's for you, Dad!

The Three Muses Challenge - Music, Music, Music

It is Wednesday morning in south-western Australia so here I am with my challenge, MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC.

Let your imagination run free, using the music theme in any way that takes your fancy - backgrounds, musicians, musical instruments, references to favourite songs and compositions.

You will notice that a change has been made to our comments section. We decided that the side bar comments box is much more user friendly than having to go backwards and forwards, in and out of the old-style box. We hope that it makes commenting easier for you

Credits for the above sample picture are HERE - The beautiful image of the little musician is a freebie from the lovely Ms Terri Kahrs, at Pringle Hill Studios.

WEEK 47 - HATS AND CROWNS AND WINGS AND THINGS

Hi it's me Ann and this week I have chosen the theme of HATS AND CROWNS AND WINGS AND THINGS.

Use at least one of these in your piece and show us what you are inspired to create whether it be zetti or regal, wild life or fantasy 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 here at the Muses we welcome any medium and any style, all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create. So enjoy.

(You can find credits for my HATS AND CROWNS AND WINGS AND THINGS on my blog.)

APOLOGY FROM BEV

I'm sorry to be late posting this week, but I was sitting in the ER of my local hospital waiting to have my knee stitched up! I fell in my garden and hit my knee on an exposed bolt in a step. Now it's 11 stitches later, and I'm good as new, but a couple of hours late posting the challenge. Sorry. I hope it was worth waiting for!

Three Muses - Maps

In the 200 years Spanish galleons sailed to Spain laden with gold and silver, over 2000 ships went down. Only 10% of those ships have been found. Eighteen hundred treasure-laden vessels remain lost at sea. Off the coast of Florida, at the southern extremity of the Bahama Islands, there lie, under the water, sixteen Spanish galleons, their cargo holds filled with wealth undreamed of in jewels and gold. Treasure seeksers pore over old maps and shipping routes in hopes of finding wealth in the deep. In 1985, Mel Fischer and his Treasure Salvors discovered the wreck of one, The Atocha, with cargo estimated at $450 million in gold, silver and emeralds.

So, when you're next on the ocean, you might wonder if you are above such treasure!

The Three Muses Challenge - Blackbirds

This week the challenge is "Bye bye, blackbird". Apologies to Humphrey Bogart and the screenwriters for "Casablanca" for borrowing their famous line.
Include a blackbird in any setting! We already know that there will be as many unique takes on the theme as there are entries and we can't wait to see them.
To see the credits for this picture click HERE

Three Muses Challenge 44 - You Are What You Eat

Hi it's me Ann and this week I have chosen the theme of YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

We wonder what this will mean to you, will it be Carmen Miranda hats, vegetable people, something funky, vintage, surreal or just darn quirky.

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 here at the Muses we welcome any medium and any style, all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create. So enjoy.

(You can find credits for my YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT on my blog.)

Three Muses Challenge 43 - A Nice Cup Of Tea

Hi it's me, Ann, and this week I have chosen A NICE CUP OF TEA for the challenge theme.

What does A NICE CUP OF TEA mean to you, what will fire your imagination, will it conjure up images of ladies gossiping over a cuppa, or a more sedate tea for two, or will it be a tea party (complete with Alice), or something vintage, comical, zetti or surreal, or will it be 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 here at the Muses we welcome any medium and any style, all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you create. So enjoy.

Three Muses Challenge 42 - Incognito

Still an hour to midnight Tuesday for me, but a quick blog hop shows me one or two of you are already waiting in the wings so here goes with my dark little number.

Have fun.

(Credits for mine are on my blog.)

MUSE FLASH

I'm back from my wonderful trip to New Zealand where Mr Taluula and I visited both Islands and had a blast of a time. We travelled for 7 weeks in the tiniest of campervans, but oh it was so worth it and something we will always remember, seeing such sights and making so many friends. In Wellington I was able to catch up with JudyNZ (Mangaroa Made) and we had a coffee and a chat and it was so nice to meet someone I had only previously known through cyber space.

I confess that the first thing I did when I got home was to give my broadband hub the biggest kiss I could muster : oh wonderful, wonderful internet connection I had previously taken so much for granted. Yes, I am that sad person. Rural NZ like rural parts of the UK is not blessed with anything more perfect than windup internet.

Well enough of all that, I just wanted to say a special and very big THANK YOU to BEV and MARIE for taking care of the Three Muses, with one Muse down, for the past seven or eight weeks and for the sterling job they have done. Thank you my friends and I promise to host the next three weeks' challenges as penance for having such a wicked time in NZ.

Three Muses - Newspaper

A little birdie told me someone is waiting to be the first to post this week. I wouldn't want to disappoint, so here's MY newsprint. Can't wait to see yours! See my blog for credits.