Metamorphosis

In the July/August issue, we asked you to create a work of art showing the process of metamorphosis, or change. The transformation you illustrated could be gradual (like the growth of a human) or in stages (like a caterpillar turning into a moth), and your subject could be real or imaginary. Here are a few of the many creative entries we received.

Allison L., age 13, New York

This is the metamorphosis of a faerie. The faerie first starts out as an egg, then a caterpillar, then a cocoon, butterfly, a second cocoon, a winglet (faerie child), and finally, a faerie.

Christina F., age 12, Massachusetts

Metamorphosis of the Phoenix

Stage 1: An infant phoenix is born from the ashes of its parent.

Stage 2: The adult phoenix, which lives anywhere from 500 to 1000 years.

Stage 3:The phoenix ignites itself in a nest of cinnamon twigs, where it will eventually be born again, starting the cycle over from the beginning.

Caity E., age 13, Washington

Maya G., age 10, New York

The Average Popular or Weird Person

* Goes to mall with friends

* Is a humanoid

* Likes to read

* Clothing of the norm

* Knows about Potter vaguely or not at all

Minimal Fandom Begins

* Wears fan T-shirts

* Owns all books

* Sleeps outside bookstore to purchase newest book

* Gains puppy-eyed, serious-about-all look

* Wears increasingly boyish clothing

Retreats into Potter Cocoon (Computer and DVD Player Within)

* Watches all movies

* Reads all blogs

* Joins all chats

* Memorizes spells and gains slight spell-casting abilities

* Begins to check train schedules frequently

Emerges Morphed as Potter (Ultimate Fandom)

* Limits to two or three friends

* Is wizardoid

* Wears full Potter garb/regalia

* Avid-beyond-belief reader (becomes near-sighted)

* Total Potter Persona, including scar and predilection for foolishness and owls

Cory F., age 14, California

muse contest

BIG BANG

The Big Bang was so huge, so sudden, and so different from anything we've ever seen that it's probably impossible for us to imagine what it was really like. Still, many artists have been inspired to create their own interpretations of the event. We'd like to see yours. Your "Big Bang" shouldn't be "realistic," be imaginative and abstract. Draw or paint a picture; make a sculpture; take a photograph of something that evokes "Big Bang" for you. Writers, how about a poem?

Contest Rules

1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.

2. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.

3. Only one entry per person, please.

4. If you want your work returned, enclose a selfaddressed, stamped envelope.

5. All entries must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, saying it's your own work and that no help was given. For detailed information about our compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, visit the Policy page at www.cricketmag.com.

6. Your entry must be received by January 31, 2008. We will publish winning entries in the May 2008 issue of Muse.

7. Send entries to Muse Contest, 70 E. Lake St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60601 or via email to muse@caruspub.com. If you send digital photos, please scan at 300 dpi. No faxes, please!

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