There’s a teaching in Judaism that one should carry two notes, one in each pocket. One should say “I am but dust and ashes,” and the other should say “the whole world was created for me.” They are seen as opposites; you check one when you’re feeling down on yourself and the other when you’re feeling especially full of yourself. The idea is to maintain balance, but I think the way to achieve full harmony is to realize how they are saying the same thing.
That’s why I have imagined them as a carbon atom. Carbon is a main component of dust (and ashes), but also one of the main building blocks of life. Carbon simultaneously encompasses all. It’s in us, it’s in the stars, the planets, the trees. We are built to exist, yet we are also the building blocks of existence. If we keep both in mind, we can live in balance all the time.
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Helmut’ s hair came out a little more brown than I’d like but otherwise I’m very happy with this! Hopefully available soon in my currently nonexistent Etsy shop!
🍵Rowlet Tea Mug Design🍵
Time for something difference; mugs!!
Based on camomile tea and of course our favorite dapper Owl-Starter; Rowlet~!!
Ofcourse it is important to make new items, though it isn't that different from making art for anything else, but I'm so stoked with how they turned out~!!