Frozen Plants/Παγωμενα Φυτα

Frozen Marigold
Frozen Thuja tree
Frozen Echeveria
Frozen Calla Lily

A few photographs of my frozen plants in my garden. They got the shock of their plant lives when an unusual cold snap hit Athens. So strange, especially after an unseasonably warm week more than a week ago. I hope they survive this and heal from the trauma! 😉

Μερικές φωτογραφίες των κατεψυγμένων φυτών μου στον κήπο μου. Πήραν το σοκ από τις φυτικές τους ζωές όταν ένα ασυνήθιστο ψύχος έπληξε την Αθήνα. Τόσο περίεργο, ειδικά μετά από μια απροσδόκητα ζεστή εβδομάδα πριν από μια εβδομάδα πριν. Ελπίζω να επιβιώσουν και να επουλωθούν από το τραύμα! 😉

Snow Storm Medea/Χιονοθύελλα Μήδεια

When life gives you lemons you make some lemonade. Enjoy the bitterness! Ha!!
Poor plants. Not used to this cold snap.

A historical and rare snow storm arrived in Greece this week. Such a snow fall is rare for Athens. I don’t recall seeing that much snow fall in the city in all the years that I have been living in Greece. The turbulent storm was named after the turbulent character of Medea in Ancient Greek Tragedy. A fitting name as three people lost their lives.

Due to the pandemic, most people were home and few people were out enjoying the snow-at least in my area. It was eerily quiet. A bit of a dystopian kind of vibe. But, the weather brought back memories of Toronto where I was raised. And of course I took a lot of photos 🙂

Early Pollinator/Πρόωρος Επικονιαστής

We had unseasonable warm weather in February, prompting the bees to come out and do their work. As usual I was ready with my camera. 🙂

Είχαμε μια απροσδόκητα ζεστή εβδομάδα τον Φεβρουάριο, ωθώντας τις μέλισσες να βγουν και να κάνουν τη δουλειά τους. Ως συνήθως ήμουν έτοιμη με την κάμερα μου. 🙂

No Planet B

‘No Planet B’ Collage by Angela Zafiris

The doomsday clock has changed once again. It’s 100 seconds closer to midnight. Time is running out. The earth is in a state of crisis. Deadly weather, earthquakes, a deadly virus, talk of a third world war etc. Things are getting tougher and there is no other planet to escape to. There is no other planet like ours. Our planet is not disposable. There is no planet B. No earth part 2. All of the problems that we are facing we have to face whether we like it or not.

We are trapped in the hell that we have created, and with very little time left to reverse our actions.

Words of Encouragement

‘Words of Encouragement’ mixed media art painting by Angela Zafiris

The key words in these challenging times. Last year I heard someone-I can’t remember who say these words when discussing the events in 2020 as well as future events. I wrote these words down in a journal and I thought that it would be a good idea to use the words in my artwork where I will be able to see it on a daily basis rather thαn in a note book.

Λεξεις κλειδια για τη δυσκολη εποχη που ζουμε. Πέρυσι άκουσα κάποιον-δεν μπορώ να θυμηθώ ποιος είπε αυτά τα λόγια όταν συζητούσαν τα γεγονότα το 2020 καθώς και μελλοντικά γεγονότα. Έγραψα αυτές τις λέξεις σε ένα ημερολόγιο. Σκέφτηκα ότι θα ήταν καλή ιδέα να χρησιμοποιήσω αυτές οι λέξεις στο έργο τέχνης μου όπου θα μπορούσα να τα βλέπω σε καθημερινή βάση και όχι κρυμμένα σε ένα βιβλίο σημειώσεων.