Full Moon Madness

By Angela Zafiris

By Angela Zafiris

What a disappointment! My ‘supermoon’ had been blocked by rainy clouds.  My plan to take a photograph of the moon was almost aborted when a few hours later the clouds dispersed. The whole sky did not clear but I did get some photos of the full moon.

It is a rare moon because the last time the moon was that big it was in March 1993-18 years ago. I don’t remember where I was or if I was aware of its appearance then. I was about thirteen years old, so I was probably busy doing my homework 😉

The next time we will see it will be in 2029. Some people are frightful of full moons. They believe that they cause catastrophes such as earthquakes and tsunamis. It is odd that only a few days ago Japan was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami.   Today, the day of the ‘supermoon’s’ appearance, we are hearing of an upcoming war in Libya. Whether the full moon is to blame for people becoming more impatient, aggressive and war mongering  is open to discussion.  Astrologers are claiming that this moon will bring more catastrophes in the upcoming days. The only thing we can do then is to be cautious. We can’t say we were not warned.

The Longest Winter-Μακρης Χειμωνας

It’s the second week of March and the cold still lingers in Athens.  One night, the winds howled so furiously that I was kept awake throughout the night. The next day in the late afternoon it snowed!  By the time the layers of snowflakes rested on the green plants in my backyard it was already night fall. I hoped to take a nice photo with the sun shining on the snow, but it got too dark outside.  By the next afternoon the snow  had completely melted. I was lucky enough to get at least one shot of the snow flakes on a rosemary shrub.

The flowers that have blossomed on my plum tree are telling me that spring is almost here, but the new season does not brings any joy. How do we now welcome Spring after a long harsh winter? Do we forget the deaths caused by the winter storms in the U.S and Europe? What about the winter flooding in Brazil, Australia and Pakistan that caused deaths and left many people homeless. And how can we forget the catastrophic earthquake in New Zealand and now the Biblical catastrophe in Japan?  Would we be delusional be so welcoming of the new season when another catastrophe might be looming around the corner?

It has been prophesied in the Bible and other texts that events like these would happen. People don’t want to believe in the prophecies. They want to believe that they are Gods ruling the earth. But, clearly we do not rule the earth.  It can all end with a tidal wave, an earthquake or a fire.  Atlantis, according to Plato, was destroyed  in one day by floods.  It was a technologically advanced island, but the inhabitants had become greedy and arrogant.

Sound familiar?

Many people don’t believe that there was such a place, they see Atlantis as just a myth. But, as with many myths there is an underlying moral lesson. It is a ‘myth’ that warns future civilizations about the consequences of abusing power.

We have not adhered to the warning and now all we can do is prepare. Prepare for the worst.  So, grab and hold on to the tallest tree. Oh but there aren’t any-they have been burnt down. Well then, grab on to the traffic, and telephone poles when the floods come.

“One kind word can warm three winter months“.  ~Japanese Proverb

Follow Your Dreams/Ακολουθησε Τα Ονειρα Σας

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Mixed-media assemblage By Angela Zafiris

Oh the Signs!   They are everywhere if we only just stop to read them and follow them.  Sometimes we are given signs through a song on the radio, a vivid dream, the television or something that someone says to you.  We are always given messages that guide us to where we should be heading.

I decided to make an inspirational collage-painting to remind me everyday who I really am. Nobody knows you better than yourself but sometimes we get lost and we lose ourselves and we don’t know who we are anymore. But, the signs and our intuition gives us hints to what we can be if only we just believe. 🙂

My Leaves/Τα Φυλλα Μου

Mixed-media assemblage by Angela Zafiris

Another day another art attack.  I decided to do something different and make a painting with some leaves from my backyard. I gathered some leaves and twigs and glued them on to the canvas.  I have some great glue! I used gold paint on pieces of textured paper.  Everthing glued together well and now the artwork  is hanging on my bedroom wall 🙂

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.