Friday, November 28, 2014

Six reasons to create.


Today I was searching for a photo in the timeline photo album of "Daily Art by Angelina" facebook page when I noticed a few photos from the first days of my small business. And I smiled. And then I kept looking at photos until the most recent ones.

And I remembered why I design and create jewelry....



1. It feels great to start from an idea inside my head and end up creating something from scratch. 



2. The mix and match of materials, shapes and colors!



3. The idea that another person chose to buy something I created (the ring on the photo is the first item I sold on Etsy).



4. The hand sewing, the needle going through the fabrics, the buttons and beads decorating and completing the item.



5. The just bought rows of beads create a special feeling while I'm holding them in my hand.




6. I create, so I can make a butterfly fly and then stand for a while on my finger!


Sunday, November 23, 2014

Martin Johansson, photographer/graphic designer


Art has an exceptionel power. 
The power to stop time. This happens when you see a work of art and everything around you stops.
You look at something and it captures your attention, your mind, and your soul that nothing else matters for a few seconds. It's like love, there's this spark that bonds you and that certain work of art forever.

A great example of  this theory of mine is a photo I saw this morning:




It's part of a series of photos called "Over sea, under stone",
by Martin Johansson.

Breathtaking, isn't it?

*For more work of the same artist take a look at his personal site:


Friday, November 21, 2014

It's in the way you see things!




Yes, the world out there is a mess. 
Yes, most of the times other people don't have the greatest intentions.
Yes, bad things happen.
Yes, life is not fair.
Yes, the world is not innocent at all.

But no.

It's one of the most usual conversations I have with my boyfriend.
He expects the worst from people and the world and I live inside a nice microcosm that I've been building since I was little I suppose. 
The truth is that I am aware of how "wild" the world is and how bad people can get, but I choose to live my life by focusing in better things. 
I take care of myself and avoid tricky situations and people. I don't care so much about what bad and dark things might happen or about any naughty or devious thoughts others might have. When they occur I deal with them, after that I'm able to recognize them sooner, but that's all. 
The rest of the time I prefer to live by my rules and beliefs, and see the world through my own point of view.
I choose to look at things from a more innocent and positive side and that makes me happy!

Sunday, November 9, 2014

A song about sorrow




That's one of my favorite greek songs and it's the soundtrack of this day (so far).
It talks about sorrow and its face/faces.

Here you can read the lyrics in greek and in english translation
(source: stixoi.info).