Author: Angela Zafiris

Hello! I'm a Artist/Writer/Photographer who lives in Athens, Greece. I have many creative ways from writing, photography, collage art, mixed-media art and poetry. I love sharing my work with people from all over the world through my blog.

Climbing Life

By Angela Zafiris

I decided to get a little crafty with my latest collage mixed-media painting on canvas. I used an old photo copy of an old movie star that I found in  a folder. I cut out some words that I had typed on the computer. I used acrylics and pastels and I transferred some words and designs on to the canvas with a gel matte medium.  There are negative words on the bottom of the mountain because the bottom is our lower consciousness. In life, we have to rise above or climb over these feelings to get to a higher state of consciousness.  The higher state is love, peace and clarity.

The cloud above her head has the following quote:

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” -Ralph W Sockman

Webs And Petals-Αραχνες και Πεταλα

By Angela Zafiris

I recently tried to make some of my own potpourri, but something went wrong. I opened the air tight container, after a few days, and I found my rose petals covered in spider webs. A huge spider crawled out. I don’t know how it got in there. Perhaps it was in the container and I had not seen it before I closed it? I thought it looked strange and beautiful so I took  a photo. So glad that my potpourri experiment failed!

Rainy Days

Mixed-media collage painting 31 x 23 cm on paper
By Angela Zafiris

I’ve hoped for rain during this blistering heat in Athens, but no such relief.  Since I can’t stand it when the temperature exceeds 30° C.  So I decided to stay in my air-conditioned home and make myself  a mixed-media collage painting.

For this collage painting I used a photocopied  picture from a magazine of an old Broadway musical poster. The image of the female and the umbrella are from magazines as well, but not photocopied. I used dark acrylics blue and purple and text in the background. Then I  used a paper towel to absorb the excess paint.

Two Collages

 LETTERS NEVER SENT

Mixed-media by Angela Zafiris

For this collage I used a photograph of a red rose that I had taken in my garden. I altered the photograph by sanding the photo and then I painted the photo with acrylics. I then scratched the photo and I wrote a little poem which isn’t visible in the scan. The gold clover leaf is a real clover leaf that I sealed in rice paper. I painted the leaf gold with gold acrylic paint.

  MY BLISS

Mixed-media on paper by Angela Zafiris

For ‘My Bliss’ collage I used a lot more colour but it is darker than the scan. I used images from magazines, oil pastels, black markers and acrylics.

Inspiring Women-Γυναικες Που Μας Εμπνεουν

Labelled as the ‘weaker’ sex yet in every women lies an enormous strength. what women endure in their lives around the world is tragic and appalling even in so-called ‘civilised’ societies women are treated differently than men.  There is not country that is safe for women. There is always danger and few venture out alone at night in any city. We are weaker because we lack the physical strenght but  is it because we are also more sensitive and nurturing than men? Is that being weak? If we all got in touch with feminine power instead of masculine what a different more loving and compassionate world it would be.

This is why I love to hear stories about strong women who try to make a difference and who inspire other.  A friend of mine wrote an article about a woman named Kim MacGregor who’s daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. She and her daughter both are spokes people for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation her 12 year old daughter raises money for the foundation by selling her art work.

The video is part of a movement launced by Kim MacGregor. Kim lost her 31 year old friend Erika to colon cancer two years ago. The movement is called ‘I believe she’s amazing’ to honour her friend Erika who had a great impact on her life. For more information about Kim please click on the link below to read the article.

http://www.goodnewstoronto.ca/2011/05/may-2011-kim-macgregor-i-believe-she%E2%80%99s-amazing-because%E2%80%A6/