izabella's muses~ Art Crusade #14

 

Michelle Ward GPP Street Team~ invites us to share our muses... Do you have a Muse?  Is there someone who inspires you and your art?  What is a Muse?  The definition says it's a guiding genius who motivates you.  Do you have imaginary friends who visit you in your studio space?

In Greek Mythology, the Muses (Greek Μοῦσαι, Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance. They were water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and with Pieris, from which they are sometimes called the Pierides. The Olympian system set Apollo as their leader, Apollon Mousagetēs. Not only are the Muses explicitly used in modern English to refer to an inspiration, as when one cites his/her own artistic muse, but they are also implicit in the words "amuse" or "musing upon.

Calliope (epic poetry)
Euterpe (lyric song)
Clio (history)
Erato (erotic poetry)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Polyhymnia (sacred song)
Terpsichore (dance)
Thalia (comedy)
Urania (astronomy)

This is my first entry to Michelle's lovely and inspirational street team crusade~ 

How do you put into words, how to describe your muse?  I wish I could write, I wish "she Calliope" was my muse ;)  my other muse lurks silently, she whispers in my ear when I am listening to music, I MUST create art while listening to music, usually sad, dark, melodic music, how depressing is that!? ;)  so I would say music is my driving force, my most influencial muse~

The second would be my daily inspirations...my online art friends, without you I would feel lost...my blog roll is my other muse~

Third....my endless supply of poetry books, I adore erotic poems, they are my lifeline, it runs through my veins, I HAVE to read poetry everyday~

SK is my mysterious, precious muse~ inspires me daily~

What is your muse?
What is your passion?
What drives you?
What are your dreams?
What are your ideas?
What do you need to share?

Comments

[Michelle Ward]

Izabella - glad to have you join in our Muse Crusade! I'm listening to your Youtube video while I'm here....loving hearing Amy's haunting lovely voice and it makes me want to go paint and grunge up some pages so I'm with you on the Music Muse. And poetry....I close my eyes and think of favorites too. And online friends - that's a good one. Now who is SK?

[jamie]

Hi Izabella, Thank you for stopping into my blog. Your Etsy shop and work have been a favorite of mine. I adore Carlene also, and Im glad you found me thru her. I cant wait to come back to visit. My Inspiration would have to be everything going on around me. Living in los angeles I am exposed to so much and I take it in and it comes out in my Jewelry mostly. Great Blog. Jamie

[Kathleen Marie]

I have written poetry - my muse - and stories but wrote a poem once about my muse or to my muse - depending on how you look at it. Poetry and music are so closely related I think...cousins to be sure.

Maybe I will share it on my blog soon.

Hugs!

[Fiona]

I notice you have Lacuna Coil at the top of your page. I finds them fab to creat to - must be something about the guitars......

Love your art - the colours, the richness.....oohhh!

[barone]

Your post was passionate, informative, artistic and overall wonderful. I am sustained by poetry as well. So glad to "meet" you. jodi barone
www.wildvines.blogspot.com

[eb]

and you aMUSE us with this MUSing - you are a MUSE to many no doubt - MUSic for sure - oh yes... got that right...

xox - eb.

[carlene]

Excellent post and very inspiring! Love the image you found of The Muses as well!

[Chris]

SUCH beautiful images here. Yummy yummy. I will be checking back, lots.
Chris

[Miles]

I have a question, where did you get the photo? Who is the artist??

[Miles]

I have a question...where did you get the lovely image of the nine muses? Who is the artist?? I must know!

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