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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

Art—moving

towards new potentials, Fotini!

Love the words you've artfully chosen, and that print is simply magnificent!

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Fotini Masika's avatar

I thank you twice, Síodhna :) My print is most delighted knowing that you love it!

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

Would love one for the wall at home in Dublin, if you ever decide to do prints. Just passed two magpies…

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Oh, to be in Dublin :)

I will let you know when the prints will be ready to travel abroad! 🖤

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

On St Patrick's Weekend, 🇮🇪💚 you might not say that this weekend. Ha ha! Cool, Fotini, I'll definitely purchase one. Will look forward to hearing more. ‘Art, moving toward new potentials’.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

I will wait for quieter times :)

Enjoy your big-time weekend, my friend.

Thank you for the love!!! 🖤

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

A taste of Dublin and Ireland, Fotini. 🇮🇪 💚

https://youtu.be/MeIcN6KJSlU?si=xo-sIkNT9UCPofVe

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Love this - the cyanotype print is simply gorgeous! If you ever sold prints, I would buy one in a heartbeat.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you so much, Dick! It means the world to me—your love, your support. 🖤

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Angela Cummings's avatar

So beautiful!

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you, Angela 🙏

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Jonathan Foster's avatar

I love that poem and I love that print. You know how flowing water can turn in to ice, and become static and forever locked in time? When I see rocks I think of Time itself somehow getting locked into rock form, no longer flowing but holding the past in its rocky grip like ice. Rocks are frozen time.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

And yet I always lose track of time when I look at the myriad patterns on their surface.

Thank you, Jonathan!

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Jonathan Foster's avatar

Don't stand too close to rocks or you'll be sucked into the time warp, obviously ;)

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

"in search of inner necessity."

That will linger for a while...

and the print...

did you know that blue is my favorite color, Fotini? I particularly love the midnight shades.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Now I know, Mahdi. If there comes a time to get you a present it will be a blue one :)

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Cynthia's avatar

Mmm so soothing— the shades of blues and opening to newness of self expression. I’ve been meaning to do Cyanotype for ages! I have the paper. Just beautiful and so inspiring me today. 💙🩵💙

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you, Cynthia! 🙏 Maybe the time is right for getting your hands all blue :) It is liberating to try new things and make a mess and to not really care about it. It is refreshing to to try again and again just for the sake of it.

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Cynthia's avatar

Yes! Totally agree. I feel like I’m stepping into newness and new self confidence right along with you. ✨

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Fotini Masika's avatar

We are not alone 🖤

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Cynthia's avatar

No. 🫶

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Michael Edward's avatar

I soooo appreciate the creativity with which your bring to your poems and writing, Fotini. You strike me as someone who is always trying new things and it’s refreshing—and I must say, it’s working damn well! :)

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Well, my friend, thank you very much! I started late, you know, so I am trying to catch up with all these things I dared not do all these years. 💙

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Michael Edward's avatar

I think you are doing very well with your catching up. :)

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David Donoghue's avatar

Gorgeous print and textures! Good to keep on your feet and keep moving when one avenue is not working.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you so much, David!

Some days nothing works, and that’s OK, that too is part of the process. But walking is like a magic trick, always :)

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Richbee's avatar

My words are swallows when I see them in a cyan world where creatures feel free to fly with no fear of age passing quickly by . Astonished imprint on my Irish irises that see green be beams of light behind them scenes of solace, yet love texture tones soulful beauty.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Your words are a gift 🖤 always

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Excellent erasure, Fotini. I have tried this myself, but I just don’t seem to have the right eye for it! I love the print, too. If you decide to print and sell, sign me up!

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you, Paul. I usually turn to erasure poems when I can’t concentrate on my thoughts. Reading tunes me back to mind :)

As for the prints, we’re getting there. All in good time. Thanks for the love 💙

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