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I'm warm rain
easing pain
quelling fears, drying tears.
I'm 'end of summer August'
hot and sticky
stormy
threatening
beckoning anyone who'll listen.
Enough already.
Enough.
(Quick poem and collage for Illustration Friday's prompt: Enough. Pity party for poor old, burned out me, feeling a need to replenish my own well.)
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The challenge word this week on another illustration blog is "enough".
Dayenu is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The word "Dayenu" means "it would have been enough for us". This traditional Passover song is about being grateful to God for all of the gifts he gave the Jewish people, such as taking them out of slavery, giving them the Torah and Shabbat, and had God only given one of the gifts, it would have still been enough. This is to show much greater appreciation for all of them as a whole. The song appears in the haggadah after the telling of the story of the exodus and just before the explanation of Passover, matzah and the maror.
Dayenu has 15 stanzas representing the 15 gifts God bestowed. The first five involve freeing the Jews from slavery, the next describe the miracles he did for them, and the last five for the closeness to God he gave them. After each of the stanzas, participants sing the word "Dayenu" ("that would have been enough"). The 15 stanzas are:
Five Stanzas of Leaving Slavery
1. If He had brought us out of Egypt.
2. If He had executed justice upon the Egyptians.
3. If He had executed justice upon their gods.
4. If He had slain their first born.
5. If He had given to us their health and wealth
Five Stanzas of Miracles
6. If He had split the sea for us.
7. If He had led us through on dry land.
8. If He had drowned our oppressors.
9. If He had provided for our needs in the wilderness for 40 years.
10. If He had fed us manna.
Five Stanzas of Being With God
11. If He had given us Shabbat.
12. If He had led us to Mount Sinai.
13. If He had given us the Torah.
14. If He had brought us into the Land of Israel.
15. He built the Temple for us.
Jews in Afghanistan traditionally hit each other over the head with green onions during the refrain of the ninth stanza of Dayenu. This may be due to a passage in Numbers 11:5-6, where the Israelites see manna and recall Egypt. "We remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the ONIONS and the garlic.
Zebulon Simentov hasn't had anyone to smack on the head with green onions since Passover 2004. Although Jews have a 2,500 year history in Afghanistan, Zebulon and Ishaq Levin were the only two left since late 1999. They shared living space in the synagogue for which Ishaq was the "shamash" or caretaker. Despite sharing living quarters, Zebulon and Ishaq were bitter enemies and never spoke to each other. The two men silently went through their prayer rituals and their holiday preparations. They blamed each other for their regular arrests and beatings at the hands of the Taliban. Ishaq would tell Taliban officials that Zebulon was a spy. Zebulon blamed Ishaq for the confiscation of the synagogue's Torah. They glared at each other when they crossed paths in the synagogue's courtyard. One morning in January 2005, Zebulon found the 70 year-old Ishaq dead in his room in the synagogue. Zebulon contacted his own family, who in turn contacted Ishaq's family. Ishaq's family and the Israeli government arranged for burial at The Mount of Olives.
Zebulon's wife and daughter live in Israel, leaving Zebulon as the only Jew in Afghanistan. He has no plans to leave. He will continue to read from his tattered scriptures and, when Passover rolls around, he will smack himself with green onions.
Dayenu has 15 stanzas representing the 15 gifts God bestowed. The first five involve freeing the Jews from slavery, the next describe the miracles he did for them, and the last five for the closeness to God he gave them. After each of the stanzas, participants sing the word "Dayenu" ("that would have been enough"). The 15 stanzas are:
Five Stanzas of Leaving Slavery
1. If He had brought us out of Egypt.
2. If He had executed justice upon the Egyptians.
3. If He had executed justice upon their gods.
4. If He had slain their first born.
5. If He had given to us their health and wealth
Five Stanzas of Miracles
6. If He had split the sea for us.
7. If He had led us through on dry land.
8. If He had drowned our oppressors.
9. If He had provided for our needs in the wilderness for 40 years.
10. If He had fed us manna.
Five Stanzas of Being With God
11. If He had given us Shabbat.
12. If He had led us to Mount Sinai.
13. If He had given us the Torah.
14. If He had brought us into the Land of Israel.
15. He built the Temple for us.
Jews in Afghanistan traditionally hit each other over the head with green onions during the refrain of the ninth stanza of Dayenu. This may be due to a passage in Numbers 11:5-6, where the Israelites see manna and recall Egypt. "We remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the ONIONS and the garlic.
Zebulon Simentov hasn't had anyone to smack on the head with green onions since Passover 2004. Although Jews have a 2,500 year history in Afghanistan, Zebulon and Ishaq Levin were the only two left since late 1999. They shared living space in the synagogue for which Ishaq was the "shamash" or caretaker. Despite sharing living quarters, Zebulon and Ishaq were bitter enemies and never spoke to each other. The two men silently went through their prayer rituals and their holiday preparations. They blamed each other for their regular arrests and beatings at the hands of the Taliban. Ishaq would tell Taliban officials that Zebulon was a spy. Zebulon blamed Ishaq for the confiscation of the synagogue's Torah. They glared at each other when they crossed paths in the synagogue's courtyard. One morning in January 2005, Zebulon found the 70 year-old Ishaq dead in his room in the synagogue. Zebulon contacted his own family, who in turn contacted Ishaq's family. Ishaq's family and the Israeli government arranged for burial at The Mount of Olives.
Zebulon's wife and daughter live in Israel, leaving Zebulon as the only Jew in Afghanistan. He has no plans to leave. He will continue to read from his tattered scriptures and, when Passover rolls around, he will smack himself with green onions.
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At first I wasn't sure what I'd do for this, but the first thing that popped into my mind was a song called "Enough." Then I remembered a sketch I'd done about 4 years ago - I was doing a lot of stained glass back then and it was a design for a glass panel (entitled "Ascension"). It also reminded me of one main aspect of my faith - that Christ's death and resurrection were "enough." The debt is paid in full.
When designing for stained glass, you have to consider things like how to divide up the picture into pieces that aren't too impossible to cut out of glass (which prefers to break in a straight line). In this drawing, I was able to disregard some of those restrictions, such as allowing the hand to extend beyond the frame. Being a religious theme, however, I thought it appropriate to keep the stained glass design quality in the shapes.
I never got a chance to make the panel, but I would like to someday. I did not add any color because I intend to use different textures of clear glass or very subtle colors. Maybe some day...
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By: Susan Mitchell,
on 7/18/2008
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Illustration Friday: Enough
Do you think we have enough icing?
Illustration for Comet can't wait for Christmas, acrylic on paper with lots of icing
Not enough time to do something new this week. This illustration is from a Christmas book that was a joint venture. My husband wrote the story and I illustrated it, so it was really fun to work on. And icing is fun to paint :)
I am busy working on sketches for a new picture book written by Jane Yolen. I have always wanted the opportunity to illustrate one of her books and now that I am, it has taken me a while to get into the flow of it. I think I was feeling a little star struck at first, and nervous about doing a good enough job. I am starting to relax into it and it feels good now that the story is starting to take shape visually. I have been illustrating books for a few years now, but the whole process still feels quite magical to me. It never feels quite real until I hold the finished book in my hands.
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10 Comments on ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ ENOUGH........ALREADY!, last added: 7/30/2008
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Good grief! You are a master of collage, too?! Are there two or three of you?! Fabulous result - very, very cool!
Oh my, I feel your tiredness in this image. Wonderfully done! Now ease your mind and body...namaste.
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Wow! So wonderful, and it packs a punch. I hope you get a chance to pamper yourself and heal.
Very nice collage and poem. Great work.
You expressed very well your feeling.
Really wonderful post. Refresh and relax friend - if you know you need it - it's probably overdue.
I really (really) (really) like this image. Very nice. And a poem to boot.
This is just wonderful! I am even tempted to try something like this!
very powerful....
fabulous works...
both inviting us to ponder...
"beckoning anyone who'll listen."
and do we listen?
whenever i come here i enjoy listening to the rain of colors, forms, words and thoughts...
thanks Lolo for always refreshing our minds and souls...
Gorgeous poem and collage. You have such a beautiful way of expressing yourself. Which makes me think:
I may have told you this before, but it bears repeating. A friend of mine once shared a Persian proverb with me. I don't speak farsi, but the gist of it is this:
If you don't water and prune the tree it will no longer bear fruit and give shade and shelter.
Even caregivers need care. If you allow yourself the rest and rejuvenation you need, we'll all still have our Lolo!!
thoughtful and sober. a wonderful piece. take care.
You are one talented lady!
You have a way of capturing the depth of feelings.
one of your best collages.
Girl, go take a nice break! Little spooky collage; not your usual fare.
Wow!!! Awesome poem and the collage!!! I can see them in each other. Quick is good. They have a yin yang feel.
Peace and relaxation to you Laurel.
Well, what is there to say after what ellen byrne has already?
hey you guys...it's so nice to come here and read my comments! I can assure all of you that I'm fine, just pooped. I appreciate your concern. I feel the love!
thank you xoxo
beautiful compostion and colors matching created a tender and sentimental feel, and it go so well with the poem, great work!
Any chance for a vacation soon? Or a weekend away? That might help with the burnout some. Great collage though! So never fear, your creativity's still goin' strong!!!
excellent idea and collage!!
what are we to do with you and me? both burned out, i will send you warm fuzzie thoughts and i know you will send me some too...chin up!
fabulous entry.
Oh, dear sister...it is so important to replenish the well! Just do it. Go off and get what you need. The rest of us can wait. You're too important in so many lives to neglect yourself. Put you first for a change. We all love you.
Pammy xxooxx
That is an awesome piece. Beautiful stuff.
your work is wonderful even when you're tired... now go find a hammock and relax.
Very powerful piece, Laurel!
Hope you can grab a few hours [hopefully days] of rest..
I like the way this image draws you in. Its quite expressive.
Along with those gnarley hot flashes, I have moods like this quite often these days. I'll be glad when this hormonal phase is behind me. I get emotionally spent.
No, I didn't abandon once upon a dolphin. I posted an "IF" post there a couple of weeks ago. I just decided to wean it off of some of the personal posts and use it mostly for illustrations. So I started the pond blog. That's where I've been posting all of the bird videos.
Again great image!
ooh, cool and creepy! i like!
Very nice.
This is a powerful image. Good job.
This is really beautiful! Kudos!
This is really a knockout, especially in hi-res where the pattern on the left complements the flower so beautifully.