Illustration by Angela Zafiris
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” Isaac Asimov
Dumbed-Down Society/Κοινωνία Χαμηλού Επιπέδου
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False Positivity/Ψεύτικη Θετικότητα
A carefree woman walking to her doom. Illustration by Angela Zafiris
“In our day and age, global society has been saturated with the wrong teaching of false positivity. The denial of darkness never equates the abundance of light. And the denial of your actual character never equates to the reality of your best character. People today are afraid to work on themselves and on their actual realities, they believe that outward appearances are enough. Outward appearances have become everything in our current day and age. People don’t see what they are actually like, nor who they actually are, in reality. They live in a phantasmic version of reality. It has to stop. In the phantasmic version of reality, there is no chance to experience true love, true goodness, and true metamorphosis. The caterpillar does not become a butterfly by telling everybody it has wings. It actually buries itself in darkness and grows those wings.”
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Too Much Talking/Πολυ Μπλα Μπλα
Now it’s time for a little rant…
I was on You Tube and I came across numerous talking heads with channels. I listened and listened to what they have to say about people, life and the universe.. blah blah blah. I disagreed with a few things that they had to say. They seemed so out of touch. I realized it was just useless banter from people of privileged positions. They are all so sanctimonious with their ‘crowns’ and with a talent at bringing people down because its profitable. Some have a PhD in whatever field and some are intuitive/spiritual and others who have the gift of gab aka blabber mouths. There is a laundry list of things you HAVE to do before a certain age (God forbid you don’t want to do those things) or you do, but haven’t achieved these things yet, and perhaps you never will. That’s life!
What is right for them might not work for you. What they wanted out of life might not be what you want out of life. Everyone’s life is unique. We each have our own paths to follow and lessons to learn.
So be your own life coach. Follow your own path. If life is too short then don’t listen to the dribble. We will all end up six feet under anyways no matter what road or piece of advice we take.
Now, I hope that wasn’t too much talking for you. Just a healthy dose of the truth.
Survival/Επιβίωση
Illustration with paper ‘Survival’ by Angela Zafiris
A woman surfaces from the dark waves and reflects a lightning bolt that is about to strike her.
This life only has meaning when we give it meaning. Some say it’s wonderful. Others call it a journey. But, we can’t ignore the basic fact that life was, is and will always be about survival.
Μια γυναίκα ξαναεμφανίζεται από τα σκοτεινά κύματα και αντικατοπτρίζει μια αστραπή που πρόκειται να την χτυπήσει.
Αυτή η Ζωή έχει νόημα μόνο όταν τις δίνουμε νόημα. Κάποιοι λένε ότι είναι υπέροχη. Μερικοί τη αποκαλούν ταξίδι. Αλλά, δεν μπορούμε να αγνοήσουμε το βασικό γεγονός ότι η ζωή ήταν, είναι και θα είναι πάντα θέμα επιβίωσης.
Happy Canada Day!
Just a rough last-minute sketch in honour of Canada day. I think that the illustration would have been more accurate if I had drawn a box of Kraft Dinner, a Tim Horton’s coffee cup and a Harvey’s Burger 😉
Creativity & Courage
Day Quote Challenge Day 3
I was nominated by Manuela to participate in the 3 day quote challenge.
Thank you to https://inaloveworld.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for this challenge.
“Creativity Takes Courage”-Henri Matisse
One of my favourite quotes because it is one thing to have an idea or image in your head and another to actually go about bringing it to form. There is a lot of doubt and uncertainty. You will make mistakes. The result won’t be like you expected, but it is worth a try.
My nominees are: https://sandsoftime10blog.wordpress.com/
https://itrainsinmyheart.wordpress.com/
Smothering/Πνιγμενος απο Αγαπη
Don’t smother your lover this Valentine’s day!
Μην πνίγετε τον/την σύντροφο/ισσα σας την ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου!
Do couples still celebrate Valentine’s day or are they too busy fighting??
Τα ζευγάρια γιορτάζουν ακόμα την ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου ή απλά περνάμε την
ημέρα τσακώνοντας;
Shooting Star/Πεφταστέρι
‘Shooting Star” watercolour painting by Angela Zafiris
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman
She’s Stuck/Έχει κολλήσει
“She’s Stuck” illustation by Angela Zafiris
I”ll probably go back to this and see what else I can do. For now it’s good enough.
Your Love Kills/Η Αγαπη σου Σκοτωνει
‘Love Kills’ photo shop illustration by Angela Zafiris
Being loved can give us strength, but if the wrong person is loving us, then it can kill us.. so be careful who you give your heart out to.
The inspiration behind my digital collage was the ‘Economist’ magazine cover featuring the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite holding a pistol aimed at-not at me but at the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The image of Aphrodite de milo as well as her reputation has suffered rampant abuse by many European publications in recent years. Her image ‘hijacked’, and defaced to serve up hostile messages from science and business magazines that were targeting financially strapped Greece. The irony in all this is that we are not talking about love, but about money. They could have used Hermes who is the god of commerce, financial gain and he’s also the messenger so it would be more fitting to use him to deliver the message, but instead the goddess of love was used. Is it because business people love money? So with so much hostility for Greece why didn’t they use (abuse) Ares the God of war? The many statues of Ares are very famous too. A few are located at the same museum, the Louvre in Paris, as the ‘Aphrodite de milo’. Perhaps Ares wasn’t used because he looks too strong to represent Greeks. On the other hand, Aphrodite looks more vulnerable because she is a woman and nude. I know it’s sexist, but we are living in a hostile patriarchical society.. so I guess I just answered my previous question.
I guess a small positive side in all of this is that it inspired my art. I thought I would use her image as well and put her in a more fitting scene where she is not out of her element since she was born in the ocean.
I laughed a lot when I saw this cover. Yes, I will make your day!
And the award for the rudest cover of them all goes to..
My Creative Wayz 