Month: January 2015

It’s A Little Kitsch!/Είναι Λίγο Κιτς!

A family walks by graffiti and merchandise.

The place to shop when WW3 happens..

Cover art of vintage records on the wall of a shop.

Religious icons, Santa Claus, & jewelery all in one shop window!

Where ever you go in any city you are bound to see a few things that are little off. I have seen some odd things during my walks in Athens. There are a few things that a tourist or even a local Greek would find ‘kitsch’ or odd and I love to capture these oddities with my camera..the stranger the better 😉

Strange Sighting/Παραξενο Θεαμα

A mannequin strikes a pose on a downtown Athenian balcony.

”I hate fake people. You know what I’m talking about. Mannequins.”

“Μισώ τους ψεύτικους ανθρώπους . Ξέρεις τι πράγμα μιλάω. Μανεκέν.”

― Jarod Kintz, American author.

Antiques/Αντίκες

Haha! My cat ‘Angelo’ made a surprise appearance at the antiques shop!

I like how the this beautiful painting clashes with the graffiti in the background.

Some nice Oriental artwork.

That’s a lot of stuff in one picture!!

This old record player must have been in my house in the ’70’s!

Some more photographs of the antique street in Athens with a splash of colour this time.

What Is Old Can Be New Again!

Old encyclepidias & books scattered on the ground. One of the books is an Economics book. Not a favourite topic for us Greeks.

Old encyclopedias & books scattered on the ground. One of the books is an Economics book. Not a favourite subject now for us Greeks!

A gramophone. I never had one-too young. But, it’s so beautiful.

A t.v/radio and cassette player in one. Good idea! Black & white dial phone. Not too young to remember this. It took forever to make a phone call!

Old cameras that would be cool to have even today with all the fancy cameras on the market now.

Old film projector.

Looks like records are trending now. I bet many people regret throwing their old records and record player away!

What kind of writer doesn’t love the typewriter?

It’s Weird Al’s accordion!

A silver platter and musical instruments hang like meat at an antique shop.

There is a street in downtown Athens that has many antique shops. I saw a few products that my family used to own when I was growning up that I had forgotten about. Some of these products seem to have come back in style like records and record players and older cameras. Many people still love Polaroid cameras despite the more high-tech digital cameras that are out we now.

Maybe it’s not such a great idea to throw everything out when newer products come to replace the older ones. But, I guess we would all be hoarders if we kept everything. I kept thinking that in the future the products that I am using will be in these shops. It’s a bit depressing, but it will most likely happen. Most of the people that were walking by eyeing the antiques were older people. I bet they prefer they were feeling very nostalgic and would prefer the older stuff to the new. Sometimes for some people what is new doesn’t always mean that it is better.

The Antique Street/Η Oδος με τις Aντικες

I took a Stroll through touristy Monastiraki and a street there with antiques. There were so many wonderful things to photograph. I don’t know why I didn’t come here before.

More pictures of the street and antiques on the way..

Very Inspiring Blogger Award Nominee – Shout Outs

Just when I thought that the universe was conspiring against me, I went on my blog and found out that I have been nominated for the ‘very inspiring blogger’ award. Yes, the universe loves me! (haha!) Such a great honour! Being able inspire people is a tremendous gift and it was one of the main reasons I started this blog. A big, big thank you to the very talented Artist Karen http://idoartkarenrobinson.com for nominating me! Her colourful work gave me more incentive to continue on my creative way. Sometimes when you blog you feel like you’re talking to a wall and you’re not sure who is listening, so it’s wonderful when people recognize you and appreciate what you do.

SHARING THE COMPLIMENT
Help share this compliment throughout the blogosphere, the rules for the award are:

1- Thank the person who nominated you and add a link to their blog.
2- Display award on your post.
3- List award rule’s so your nominee’s will know what to do.
4- State 7 thing’s about yourself.
5- Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award.
6- Contact your nominees to let them know you have nominated them. Provide a link to your post.
7- Proudly display the award logo
( or buttons ) on your blog, whether in your side bar, ABOUT page or a special page for award’s.

7 Things About Me

1. I am a huge dreamer, and it’s a problem..

2. I have had a passion for photography since I was a child, but I didn’t take it more seriously until I began this blog.

3. I keep a block of A4 lined paper on my nightstand because when I wake up in the morning ( eh afternoon) I am bombarded with dialogue for screenplays. I also keep a dream journal. I usually dream about eating chocolate 😉

4. I have a university degree in Cultural Anthropology.

5. Stray cats take advantage of me. They know that I’m a sucker! I recently saved one death. So proud!

6. I was ‘hit’ with a strong passion for making art in my late twenties. It surprised a lot of people who thought they knew me. Hey, I didn’t know myself either. The soul is so unpredictable ;0

7. My signs, in case you were wondering: Virgo, Sheep and Flamingo.

BLOGOSPHERE NOMINEES

There are so many phenomenal blogs, and it was so hard for me to choose. Many of the following really kept me going and some where commenters from the genesis of my blog.

1. Angelart Star https://angelartstar.wordpress.com/

2. Edge of Humanity Magazine http://edgeofhumanity.com/

3. Mejfote https://mejfote.wordpress.com/

4. SomniVisionArt http://somnivision.com/blog/

5 Claudia McGill Writes Poetry did you know that? https://claudiamcgill.wordpress.com/

6. Feralc4t https://feralc4t.wordpress.com/

7. A Place Called Love https://aplacecalledlove.wordpress.com/

8. Perspectives on Life, the Universe and Everything https://abozdar.wordpress.com/

9. Purple Woods https://purplewoods.wordpress.com/

10. Victor Rakmil http://rakmilphotography.wordpress.com/

11. Ron Scubadiver’s Wild Life http://ronscubadiver.wordpress.com

12. Filippa Levemarks Blog https://filippalevemark.wordpress.com/

13. A Stairway to Fashion http://astairwaytofashion.com/

14. Spanishwoods http://spanishwoods.wordpress.com/

15. Riccardo Barucci http://riccardobarcucciphotos.wordpress.com/

Thanks again to Karen for her support!

Fall To Winter

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”-Marilyn Monroe

Meaningful Words/Λέξεις με Νόημα

My first post of 2015 and I thought I would post a new word collage that I made . I cut out a few words and sentences from magazines in different languages that are important and mean something to me. Then, I painted over the words with some acrylic paint. I had a hard time coming up with a title for it, but I think that ‘Meaningful Words’ is an ok title since they weren’t just random words that I used.

Για το πρώτο μου ‘post’ για το 2015 σκέφτηκα να δημοσιεύσω ένα νέο κολάζ που ειχα φτιαξει . Έκοψα μερικές λέξεις και φράσεις από περιοδικά σε διάφορες γλώσσες που είναι σημαντικά και σημαίνουν κάτι για μένα. Στη συνέχεια, ζωγραφισα πάνω από τις λέξεις με ορισμένα ακρυλικα χρώματα. Δυσκολεύτηκα να καταλήξω σε έναν τίτλο για το κολαζ, αλλά νομίζω ότι το «Λέξεις με Νόημα» είναι ένας καλός τίτλος επειδή δεν ήταν τυχαίες οι λέξεις που είχα κοψει.