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.

The Golden Wreath/Το Χρυσο Στεφανι

Mixed-media assemblage by Angela Zafiris

This is my latest collage painting creation titled ‘The Golden Wreath’, I used magazine photos and leaves. I glued everything together and I painted over everthing using different coloured acrylics. I used some green foliage and painted it gold and I glued it to make it look like a classical golden wreath.

Το πιο προσφατο κολαζ  ονομαζεται ‘Το Χρυσο Στεφανι’. Χρησιμοποιησα φωτογραφιες και φυλλα. Τα κολλησα ολα μαζι και επειτα εβαλα διαφορα ακριλικα χρωματα. Με εμπνευσε η φωτογραφια με τους αρχαιους Ελληνες και γ’αυτο το λογο κολλησα το χρυσο στεφανι στο καμβα.


Mixed Media-Tutorial

Watch this video to get ideas and inspired for your next art project. The artist used simple techniques for a very beautiful and unique outcome.

Δειτε αυτο το βιντεο για να παρετε ιδεες και να εχετε εμπνευση για το επομενο καλλιτεχνικη εργασια. Ο καλλιτεχνης χρησιμοποιει απλες τεχνικες για ενα πολυ ομορφο αποτελεσμα.

No Homage to Bacchus -Καθολου Σεβας Προς το Θεο Διονυσο

Paper Collage by Angela Zafiris

“Gracious Bacchus! Accept this empty jar! You will know best, what in pious worship of thee became of all the first”.- Eratosthenes (Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet, 276-194bc)

“Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune”.  Thomas Fuller (British Clergyman, Writer, 17th Century)

International Photography Competitions

Αμα θελετε να στειλετε τις ομορφες φωτογραφιες σας σε διαγωνισμους φωτογραφιας τοτε σας προτεινω να τα στειλετε στα παρα κατω διαγωνισματα. Πατηστε τα ‘λινκ’ κατω.

If you are looking to enter your beautiful photos to a photography competition than I suggest that you send them to the following competitions. Just click on the links below.

http://www.contestwatchers.com/sony-world-photography-awards-2011/

http://www.snapalley.com/photo-contest/

Blind Photography

In this life we are constantly being judged and told by our peers or complete strangers what we can’t or shouldn’t do. We are given limitations and obstacles towards are goals. We become negative and fear that we are not good enough. Sometimes we inflict the negativity and fear on ourselves. This happens when we have very little confidence in ourselves and when we undermine our abilities.  Everyone has the ability to do something great and extraordinary, but only if we let go of negativity and do things a bit different from the majority.

I would recommend for anyone who doubts themselves and their abilities to watch the above video. It is truly inspirational and features a photographer named Pete Eckert. He is blind-yes blind!  Being blind does not mean that a person cannot be visual. He uses his heightened sense of sound to help him with his photography.

“Sound gives an image, just like light gives an image’ he says in the video.  He won the Artists Wanted Exposure 2008 competition and his work has been shown in exhibitions.  He was featured in Time Magazine and he is in a documentary on the American channel HBO.

‘Never underestimate the potential and power of the human spirit’- Anonymous