This week, let us be inspired by Doors, those intriguing passageways from here to there. Doors can symbolize many things: freedom, escape, change, secrecy, hearth. Perhaps you could share with us a special door in your life that is a work of art in itself, or choose to create a piece of art that illustrates what concepts resonate with you when thinking about doors or doorways. Looking forward to seeing your a-door-able art! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)

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Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, words, photography, however you feel moved to express yourself. Post it on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your work, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.

No 10 Downing St
Knightsridge vennie.
Uploaded by CitizenFlip
on 1 Feb 08, 8.26AM EDT.

· Doors :: Intriguing art from a door themed swap at art-e-zine.co.uk

· Door Art :: “Photos that make an entrance… Door Art includes anything interesting about a door(s). Handles, knobs, decorations, keyholes, or the door itself.”

· The Door :: A Woman’s Journey from Domestic Violence Victim to Survivor

· The Wee Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor :: love these itty bitty doors! read more here and see more here.

As some of you may have noticed the site was down for a couple of days; it turns out the domain expired and I had not received the email notice due to incorrect info on file. That is not what I intended when I said I was going to take a break, but I suppose that is what I get for playing hooky :)

The site is up and running again, I am back from my break, and we are back to amusing our muses!

peace+joy,

Hello, creative friends…

Unfortunately, I am not going to post a topic for this week… not to worry, all is well, but I do have some catching up to do and I just need a short break from it. I promise I’ll be back next week revived with fresh new challenges.

In the meantime, here is a short video I found, “Dear Inspiration…”

If you have anything you want to share in the comments — a quote or poem, a link to what you’re working on, a quick blurb of what is inspiring you this week, what music you’re grooving to at the moment, anything at all, please feel free!

peace+joy to you all,

“One day in the doctor’s office, looking at another set of x-ray films of my disabled body, I was struck by the strange beauty of my bones—the soft, delicate shading of grays and blacks and then the starkness of the metal materials pieced through the bones. When the doctor stepped out, I snapped some digital photos of my x-rays, and later at home I worked with them in Photoshop. Suddenly, these pieces of bone came to life…” Elayna Alexandra

This week’s creative prompt is Medical, inspired by Elayna who is in our artist spotlight this week. I think it is inspiring how her x-rays became a source of inspiration for her. Perhaps you could draw inspiration from your personal experience with a disability or ailment, from an anatomical illustration in a text book, from the vast array of treatments and cures the medical community have discovered or are striving for, or however you choose to interpret this theme.

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Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, words, photography, however you feel moved to express yourself. Post it on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your work, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.

Meet Elayna Alexandra… “She believes that art is a powerful vessel for communication, self knowledge, healing and much more, and that this expression of creativity should be a part of every day life…”

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