This week’s artist is Bordalo II. He started off as a graffiti artist in Lisbon, where street art is popular and legal. He re-uses trash, specifically ones harmful to wildlife like plastic, to create his graffiti-sculptures. He chooses animal images to highlight the dangers of pollution in our world. I create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas with end-of-life material and try to relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness.
Plastic is so much a part of our everyday lives and important for many areas (especially medical and automotive), but we need to curb our reliance on it. Look around your home and you will find an average of 70% of your life has a plastic part. Around 60% of clothing has plastic in it (all synthetic fibers are plastic: polyester, acrylic, nylon). The first thing all of us can do is stop using single use plastics (even if you use them more than once). And then just being conscious when you buy plastic toys, your clothes, or even organizing with plastic bins, try to find more biodegradable alternatives or at the very least with less plastic or recycled plastic in them.
Boradalo’s work is imaginative, deep and a needed reminder. I love to see that he also did one of a human (see Aries below)) for we are not only the cause of pollution but also a victim. We are a species of Earth just as the pelican, elephant, snake or spider. Once we start seeing that we are part of the larger ecosystem maybe we will stop harming our home.
P.S. Remember signs with an * it a big week for you. If you do an beginning of a year Astrological Reading.
Aries
Ten of Swords – Every week has the potential to be good or bad, but when the Ten of Swords shows up it leans toward the negative. This week, your environment will show the prickly side of the human experience. There are a couple of ways to deal with this card – hide or if you must show up, avoid. Listening to your intuition will help you navigate this week. Heed your inner voice/gut.
Taurus
King of Cups – This is your second King in a row so let’s dive deeper into the Kings. When Kings show up, they are wanting you to master or manifest specific areas of your life. Last week the King of Pentacles had you working on your material plane. This week the Cups are about manifesting your emotions. This King is not afraid to cry so all emotions are OK. The work is having them, accepting them, learning their lessons, and then letting them go.
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