MUSEROUND: It’s all Ancient Greek to me

Today’s lesson is Greek Mythology. Inspired by a couple of film trailers I’ve seen recently (Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, and, the Clash of the Titans remake) I’ve unearthed some titanic crafts for you this week.  I can’t think of a pun with Perseus in…

1. Dionysus’ Muse cameo by Nouveau Motley, A neo victorian wonder emporium. Dionysus is the Ancient Greek god of wine, the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy, and a major figure of Greek mythology. (And No. 1 role-model for students?)

2. ‘Owl on the Sill’ is Steph, jewellery maker based in Norwich, UK. See her Grecian Goddess Earrings.

3. The Athena headpiece is from from Pomp and Plumage, their work is inspired by the nesting patterns of the magpie: pretty, shiny, fancy things intertwined with the mossy, twiggy, rough world of the organic. Athena is the goddess of civilisation, wisdom, strength, strategy, CRAFT, justice and skill (and posters?).

1. Greek Goddess dress by Veronica Reis.

2. Beautifil grecial-styled evening gown by Eleen Fashionista.

3. The Le Sac dress from American Apparel is a very simple jersey dress that can be  done up in loads of different ways to give very different looks. Here’s the ‘grecian look’ tutorial on You Tube. And it’s basically two rectangles of fabric so once you’ve bought one you can make yourself another, and another.

1. A necklace like Jason’s shield, imbued with the power of the sun and shiny enough to see Medusa coming. By Brooklyn Soul.

2. Vis a Vis Jewelry’s handmade bronze coin earrings of Apollo, god of the sun and embuer of said shield (above).

3. Hand made Golden Fleece recycled circle scarf from Benny Kelly.

4. Achilles ring from Grigio on Etsy.

1. Pegasus t-shirt by COUP, the online store of indie designer Elektra. In Greek mythology, Pegasus is an immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa and is a symbol of high-flying imagination.

2. Cupid’s bow captured in crystal clear resin - earrings by nelli D . Shot through the heart…OK I know Cupid isn’t from Greek mythology, but come on, it’s nearly Valentine’s Day and there aren’t that many Eros crafts about.

3. This set of 2 magnets includes a Pegasus and Unicorn by Michelle and Her Dog, handmade with love and a touch of sarcasm.

4. Hunter & Prey, a pair of wonderful prints by the wonderful Hiden Seek of our own wonderful Yorkshire.

Facy some extreme origami folding action? Have a crack at this origami Pegasus – not for the faint of heart.

Medusa was a gorgon, who gazing directly upon would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. Aawwww, Happy Valentine’s Day.

1. Gorgon head purse in felt by ferdworthi.

2. Medusa mug from heart layla who has diamonds on the soles of her shoes.

3. Necklace from Le Creazioni di Clarissa a fellow creative soul with  a life sciences PhD.

4. Medusa feathered hair fascinator by mandiesuee.

The cyclops is a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of its forehead. The plural of cyclops is cyclopes.

1. Pin back button with Monster Sushi illustration by Notebooks etc.

2. Gary has a lot of time on his hands lately, so he’s decided to take up some new hobbies. He’s learning how to knit and his first project is a nice blue scarf for his Yeti friend Bill. From Kill Taupe.

3. This is a one eyed striped monster made for hugging! Created by Jess.

4. Cyclops ring by Incalesco an emerging jewellery artist based in Melbourne Australia.

I could go on and on on this topic. Instead, I’ll leave it there xx.