June 2018
GIRL SCOUT
I rest my case.... Over the years, I have developed an uncanny sense of, as well as a severe allergy to people who neither understand the concept of 'margin' nor the concept of 'timing'. These 2 precautionary [...]
BRUISED BEAUTY
BRUISED BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPHER: Aleta Michaletos 'Our school system definitely falls short, for not enlightening learners concerning the various and deceptive psychological disorders, or how to recognize the symptoms and protect yourself, if ever you had the ill [...]
February 2018
REMAIN PHILOSOPHICAL
'Embrace and delight in that which is pure and beautiful. Keep your thoughts and eyes focused on that which is harmonious and positive.But don't neglect to keep in mind,that eventually, all things must fall.' © 2018 ALETA MICHALETOS
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
One is not often handed a second chance in one life time. Some words that come to mind when I think of our new President... Patience, capacity, vision, wisdom, resilience, respect and dignity Key ideas [...]
OUTA SPACE
'The one mystery I've never been able to solve is the following paradox: Despite the fact that each caressing brushstroke is practically breathed onto the canvas and therefore my technique is painfully slow and meticulous and [...]
DEEPER CONCERN
One becomes so concerned about the amount of mobile data your cellphone may gobble, but the much deeper and legitimate concern should be the amount of one's life time, it is capable of effortlessly consuming....
ON OCCASSION
'It is quite possible and worth considering, that those who on occasion speak great truth, are on the whole, compulsive lairs.'
LOOSE ENDS
'Over time, I've unwittingly, accumulated a vast amount of loose ends. However, I never realized it was going to be so exhausting and time-consuming, to gather them all together.'© 20158 ALETA MICHALETOS
January 2018
LEAKS
I think it's fair to say that I am in tune with the infinite. I'm also vigilant as far as noticing and interpreting signs and grasping metaphor.It's not by chance then that today's page in [...]
PSALM TO THE PALM (23rd)
I will not embroider on the variety of challenges the Universe has been lashing me with the past month (the most of which still remain unresolved.)But today, I have been utterly and totally traumatized by [...]
THE CHRYSALIS & THE BUTTERFLY
INTENTIONS What I wish for you and Intend for myself, is to Gain the Strength and the Courage to Continue the PILGRIMAGE of TRANSFORMATION and GROWTH, whilst simultaneously Resisting and Battling to Free oneself, from the Constraints and [...]
December 2017
PIGMENT OF THE IMAGINATION
© ALETA MICHALETOS Cranium: PIGMENT OF THE IMAGINATION oil on perspex 2002 'When you are an inventor, it's impossible to stick to one formula.To the inquisitive and discerning viewer, it may sometimes seem as though the [...]
‘INDRA’S NET’
44th Wedding Anniversary'Today my husband Theunis and I, celebrate our 44th wedding anniversary and both of us are currently busy at work, giving our very best to the demands of our respective professions. Fortunately [...]
November 2017
CONCERN: BURNING QUESTION
Why do I get the distinct feeling that life-threatening concerns, are allowed to escalate without intervention? Artist: © ALETA MICHALETOS - 'THE DAY EVEN THE DOG LOST HOPE' 2015 When you are faced with gradual deterioration of [...]
October 2017
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
‘Loss in South Africa: Robbed twice! Not only does the ‘Grim Reaper’ harvest our beloved with his Scythe but we are now also prevented from mourning them at their graves. I visit the ‘Cemetaire’ [...]
LEMONS & LEMON JUICE
Don't expect to get nectar from a lemon when you squeeze it. When inflammatory words spew from a human beings mouth, you can know for certain that they themselves are inflamed and ill. Their faces are contorted [...]
THE GOLD OF THE GOAL
I wonder whether the millions of people who spend their entire day in an office, huddled over a computer and at the service of some invisible employer, have a sensual experience when their fingers touch [...]
ARTISTIC REBELLION
'Whenever an artist is subjected to the influx of superficial messages and uninspiring or disturbing images, or is expected to tidy up after some one else, posterity is robbed of a portion of the artist's [...]
THE ARTIST’S ROLE IN SOCIETY
I am one of the 7 artists interviewed around the world, and I share my opinion (from a personal viewpoint) about what I think the artists role in society is.https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/what-is-the-artist-s-role-in-society
SHEER LUNACY
There's something seriously wrong,when legitimate concerns are raisedand it keeps on falling on deaf ears, with the predictable result that no remedial action is either instantly, or for that matter, ever taken.Copyright © 2017 ALETA MICHALETOS
ENVY
2014 November 15'This morning I thought (again....) how easily we envy the young who are fresh and are able to START OUT. However, when you are older or even much older, you can always START [...]
RE-INVENTION
'I love observing plants and trees and how, although they remain rooted in one spot, they continuously grow and send out new shoots, leaves or even flowers. That which is no longer useful is discarded and [...]
TOUCH
'Touch is love, love is worship, worship is passion, and passion creates the energy we call life.That which is not noticed and touched, withers away and dies.' © 2016 ALETA MICHALETOS
ARTIST & SATIRIST
I've always been a devoted fan of Pieter Dirk Uys, but my first personal meeting with South Africa's top satirist, was in the late 80's or early 90's, at a function held at the Presidency, [...]
UN-IMAGINATIVE
It certainly seems as though the more images we are exposed to and permitted to see, the less imaginative we ourselves become. © 2017 ALETA MICHALETOS