MWO is a CHALLENGE/CONTEST BLOG with REALLY SIMPLE RULES TO PLAY
If you are new to Mind Wide Open we offer a challenge the first of each month. The challenge is that you must use the image provided in some manner, small or large, in your submitted artwork.Sometimes a word prompt will be offered in conjunction with the image in case your muse needs alittle jumpstart. The word prompt itself does not have to be used in the work but it can if you choose.

When the image is posted I give you a week (sometimes a little more, dependent on circumstances here at the shabby cottage) to get an image of your artwork to me. We encourage all mediums and all skills. It is always fascinating to see every one's take and treatment of the same image.

Artwork is due by midnight (wherever your time zone) on the deadline date specified when the image is posted. Please send the image in jpeg format and if you send more than one image, I reserve the right to post what I deem best for viewing. Also, if you have a blog (no selling sites please) send me the link with your artwork and I will post it with your entry. Once all artwork is received, the images will all be posted and the blog open for about a week for voting.

The artwork with the most votes receives a $20.00 shopping spree w/free shipping to shop at Shabby Cottage Studio. That's all there is to it. Simple really.

Hopefully the image provided will inspire you and get you in the workroom and focused on creating a piece of art. It's always nice to find a project that helps us focus on starting and finishing a piece of art and that is what the underlying motive of this challenge is all about. That and just plain having fun! Because it's important to not forget to do something fun for ourselves!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Mind Wide Open is Alive Once Again!


It was two years ago in September that I shut down the Mind Wide Open challenge blog, after a fabulous two year run.  I had stated in my last 2010 post that you never know, you might just see the blog again, (because I have learned to never say never LOL) and here I am, ready to ramp it back up again! 

I've freshened up the blog and Mind Wide Open is coming back!

We'll be open for our first challenge Aug. 1, 2012 so that you can stretch your artistic wings and let your creativity fly!! The contest will run the first of every month, with a week for creating and a week for voting,
and voting taking place about the middle of each month.
 
I'm looking forward to seeing new and old faces alike, and I know we all will see some wonderful creations!
See you in August!
xoxo
Gail
of Shabby Cottage Studio
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