Who: Kara Q. Lewis Where: Southern Oregon, United States What: Kara is a visual artist and graphic designer. She paints, draws, and does photography, and focuses mainly on portraits. She’s currently an administrative assistant for the Programs Director of the Ashland Art Center and a volunteer for the amazing non-profit Eyes to Burma. You […]
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Melpomene - Singing and Tragedy
Melpomene is a large double bedroom adjoining Thalia, with tall French windows overlooking the valley. Melpomene’s name means “to sing” or “the one that is melodious” in Greek, from the verb melpomai meaning “to celebrate with dance and song.” For whatever reason she went from being the Muse of singing to becoming the muse […]
Terpsichore - Dance, Choral Music
Terpsichore is a great double bedroom with a full size double bed, a wooden closet and wide chestnut floorboards. 850 Euros for one person. There is an additional 25% charge for couples.
Thalia - Comedy
Thalia is a large double room with antique furnishings, a decorative fireplace with a large wooden mantle, and two large French windows overlooking the valley. Of all the muses names Thalia’s has the loveliest meaning: “the joyous, the flourishing”, from the Greek “to flourish, to be verdant.” She was, is, the Muse of comedy and […]