Multicultural Muses Series

By Molly Anderson-Childers

Like many Americans, my ancestors are a mixed bag: a rag-tag bunch of immigrants, gathered here from all over the globe. Irish, Welsh, and Scottish forebears I can claim, as well as Dutch, French, Cajun, and African ancestors. I lack any real racial identity — I am a potpourri, a crazy quilt, a melting pot in my own lovely body.

This has given me a healthy dose of curiosity about the faces and places outside the United States — cultures that aren’t so homogenized, assimilated, pasteurized, and co-opted by huge corporations. I seek something different, something real and true, something raw and wild. Something brand new, or as ancient as old bones.

Muses all over the world have inspired creative souls for generations, since the dawn of humankind. I hope to smuggle them across the borders to inspire artists and writers a little closer to home.

Multicultural Muses to Inspire Your Creative Life and Work

The Chaotic Muse
By Molly Anderson-Childers
There is a common misconception that art arises only from a lofty state of grace, in the rarified air of delight.

Landscape as Muse
By Molly Anderson-Childers
I got the idea for this article in the middle of a wild-assed Colorado hailstorm on a day in July.

Zarpandit, Shining Silver
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Zarpandit, Mesopotamian Creator Goddess, rules the Moon and the Night.

Coming Home
By Molly Anderson-Childers
What exactly is it, this place or concept of home?

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