“I am my own muse, the subject I know best”
– Frida Kahlo
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Waterstones window display, August 2018
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I just want to add a reminder about the Frida Kahlo exhibition at London’s V&A. Mexico have proudly protected Kahlo’s work against being bought and taken out of her home country, meaning we don’t see much of it internationally, so this new exhibition is pulling in the crowds. If you are in or around London and want to go, you really do need to book in advance. Some days in October are already sold out.
Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own muse / museum post.
To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link in your post to the URL of this post, allowing others to have the opportunity to visit and join the challenge. Then come back here and leave us a comment.
If you have any problems with linking via pingback, just add your own URL into your comment.
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Thanks to everyone who brought us some entertaining threesomes last week – it was great to see such variety – pigs, pelicans, people, doors, rabbits, flowers, foxes, flags, chairs, birds, trees, … and even mailboxes.
If you didn’t have chance to check them out, the links are below.
Aletta at Now at Home
Brian at Bushboy’s World
Candace at Netdancer’s Musings
Cee’s Photography
Clare’s Cosmos
Eklastic at Pictures Imperfect
Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery
Hadd Hai Yaar
Heaven’s Sunshine
Jackie at JunkBoat Travels
Janet at Sustainabilitea
Jason at Proscenium
Jesh Studio
Jim Holroyd
Maranto Photography
Maria at Kamerapromenader
Marie at 3Rs of Retirement
Mellow Curmudgeon
My Forever
Na’ama Yehuda
Photo Robert’s Blog
Ramya at Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Sandy at Out of My Write Mind
Shutterbug Lady
Sonya at Middleton Road
Su Leslie at Zimmerbitch
Sue at Words Visual
The Blog of Hammad Rais
Tracy at An Untidy Mind
Next week’s theme will be rule(s) – I’m already imagining a wide of interpretation including regulations, monarchy, despot and straight lines. Over to you to interpret in any way you like.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 September 2018
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
and #InThePink
thought I left a comment – but it is not here –
and just had to say I loved your featured artist for this week’s theme – and traveling exhibitions are cool
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You will be in good company on that one, Debbie. She certainly liked colour.
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What fun! A great subject for your post, too! Amazing woman, she was!
Here’s my little — perhaps literal … — take on this challenge prompt:
https://naamayehuda.com/2018/09/09/museum-muse/
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Difficult – and yet not – topic. https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/life/
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Been away for the weekend without connectivity to link up my scheduled MUSE! To come over and see we both chose the same subject and quote!!!
http://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2018/09/muse.html
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It’s all about me!! 🙂 Sounds as if it would be a great exhibit, but I won’t be able to hop over from France. Enjoy for me and share.
Here’s my “Muse” shot for today: https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/one-word-sunday-muse/
janet
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a shame, but enjoy France
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I am. 😉
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I love the quote.
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My entry: https://shutterbuglady.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/one-word-sunday-muse/
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I like the quote about her muse. I immediately thought of the film and the Music “Burn it Blue” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25-JZp0CqsY which I love.
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I enjoy the film and the soundtrack was fantastic – thanks for the reminder
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i am a huge frida fan
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What a woman. She grew up in a difficult period in mexico’s history and her illness, accident and constant pain made her into an amazing but complicated woman.
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I’ve cheated a little this week, Debbie: https://wp.me/sVkLb-muse , but then I usually do! 😀
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it was a great interpretation of muse, Tom. 🙂
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https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/musing-on-the-problems/
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That was a hard one… I thought of using the German word “Musse” but than I took the verb…
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She was, I think, larger than life,… Anyway, here’s my effort, muse as verb and noun https://suejudd.com/2018/09/09/one-word-sunday-muse-as-noun-and-as-verb/
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She was indeed! She may have been a quieter doctor had it not been for her accident, but she certainly turned into strong, flamboyant but pain-ridden woman
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Yes, not an easy life
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There’s no Latina who has not heard of Frieda Kahlo. Sometimes I have the idea it’s more about her being Latina and well known than loving her art.
Here’s mine https://thejeshstudio.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/muse-and-jamming/
Have a great Sunday, Debbie!
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She was an amazing woman. At times the was quiet on the art front and lived more as Mrs Rivera and Mrs Mexican Feminist. Her terrible accident, on top of polio, gave her the necessity and determination to be a self-sufficient woman. And her constant pain gave her a story to tell in her artwork. I am really looking forward to seeing the exhibition of her work here in London at the moment.
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