Rustle of Spring

For Three Muses' rustle of spring challenge - spring time (and how it flies)

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Credits: Judy Meibusch (butterflies, clock), Tristan Benedict-Hall (leafy stencil), and Pam Tremble (vignetted background)

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Berühmte Persönlichkeiten

For Think Monday - Think ATCs & More's famous people challenge - Mohandas Gandhi - "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

This began with an Indian postage stamp found online commemorating Gandhi's centenary.

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Wings

For Take a Word's wings challenge - The original "It Girl" - Clara Bow, who starred in the 1927 silent film "Wings,"a World War I story that thrilled everybody with its flying scenes and that was one of the first films to show nudity. It's been restored and last year was released on DVD and Blu-ray. Some scenes are on YouTube if you're curious.

As for Clara Bow, she survived the transition to talkies,  but at 28, after making more than 50 films and having also survived scandals, studios, and her own vulnerability, she retired from Hollywood to become a rancher in Nevada. In 1965, she died at 60 of a heart attack.

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Credits: John Chuckman (photo of Clara Bow); Kyoto Costume Institute (corset); Paradise via Fotki (wings); Darleen Araujo (butterfly and silver bows); HotLookz (lace-gloved hand to replace her awkwardly positioned left hand); BG Payne Crafts (pearly branches); Arlene's Costumes (antennae); Plof (quail feather); Encore Editions (plumbago); Deadlady (frame); Judy at a Touch of Class (background within the frame). 

Silhouettes

For Sunday Postcard Art's silhouette challenge

The challenge made me remember how prehistoric artists loved working with silhouettes, too, and in the dancing light of flames from a torch or a fire or one of the little spoon-shaped fat lamps, the pictures moved wonderfully.  Not so much with a flashlight, though, eh?

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Credits:  Fun With Pictures (silhouettes), SolStock  and Cloaks (two backgrounds blended together), Open Clipart (flashlight)

Which Road?

For Inspiration Avenue's "Which Road?" challenge - A postcard about my unwillingness to discard any option in life.  Makes it difficult to make progress, yes, but.... I love a detour.

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Asian

For Collage Obsession's Asian challenge

Several layers of art papers from three nations:  A Chinese sampan with a Thai sail crossing a Japanese sea under a Japanese sky, heading into a Thai dawn.

Raar

For Crazy Amigo's raar (weird) challenge

Was hard trying to be deliberately raar for a change instead of just naturally raar.

Credits:  Metropolitan Museum of Art (sharp-dressed, not-there man), Art Wallpaper (Taittinger Champagne ad featuring Grace Kelly),  Vintage Printable ("Fairchild's Pictured Chart of Formal Evening Dress Prepared From an Analysis of the Apparel Worn by Well-Dressed New York Men"), EK Duncan (paper doll arm and leg), Judy at a Touch of Class (roses), Maladie Stock via Demilked (cardboard background).

Time

For Three Muses' time challenge

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Resuming Work

For Think Monday - Think ATC & More's book challenge

The last challenge image on my tumblr site is, I think, a good start for this blogger site.

I've set up shop over here because people whose work is inspiring to me were finding tumblr's non-approach to leaving comments frustrating and because I was finding tumblr's latest upgrade pretty much a downgrade.

As on tumblr, I don't expect to have much to say for myself.  I want this to be about images, not words.

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