In life please spare us
the illusion of mirrors
begetter of errors.
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Michael Edwards (
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In life please spare us
the illusion of mirrors
begetter of errors.
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Good write and pic M.
So true, mirrors always mislead us.
i stopped reading the Mirror. There are so many trashier alternatives.
A mirror only serves to offer the chance to see ourselves as others see us but the other way around... Worthwhile? doubtful. Anyway after a mirror gets to know you it begins to tell lies. Mine has started flashing images og my father back at me.
Begetter of errors indeed.
Yes I am always being told I am getting more like my father as I get older. Not sure if it is meant to be a compliment but I take it as one.
I second this view of mirrors - good point made Mike.......... a first rate painting that must be one of your best.
Thanks Fay. An interesting painting in that it was done for a charity for hanging in a village in Bangladesh (which it depicts). Having accepted it they realised that it couldn't be hung there as it contains figures - strictly taboo in Muslim culture. It now hangs in their UK HQ and I did another which I'll post tomorrow which was eventually presented and now hangs in their version of a Village Hall.
THANKS UNCLE MIKE ~ BRIAN HERE ~ Great Pic ~ love to ascend those steps & see for myself ! A MIRROR IMAGE is reversed (L to R & R to L) which is why some people whose faces are very assymetrical (like QUASIMODO !) never recognise themselves in a photo. Angela likes to use TWO MIRRORS @ 90 degrees (before she ventures out) so she sees what others will see ~ OK For those who failed GCE Physics (do you know anybody who got a C ?) the second mirror reverses the first back to normality ! An interesting thing we do in PHOTOGRAPHY GCSE is to take two identical PORTRAITS and then join the two RHS & the two LHS. The result is interesting ! In my case the two RHS look exactly like my DAD (Slim & Angular) and the two LHS (more Plump & Rounded) ~ GENETICS RULE ~ OK. Thanks for stimulating !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOURS
Yours as always ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
My mirror is cracked but then they say that I am...!
There is so much I could say
But that will only steer me away
So, it is as you said.
What did I say - did it reflect badly on me?
How does the old joke go? "Once we had a full-length mirror, but now we have to hang it sideways." Enough.
Your little poem says a lot about people. Mirrors simply reflect. It's the interpretation that is troubling.
Your artwork is amazing. _ Phil A.
Love the old joke and thanks for your kind words.
I have a very firm, but not delusional belief you have captured truth here Michael..
the image you provide has awesome colours and a delightful subject too sir....
Neville
You are very kind - appreciated as always.
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