"A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin," it says in Proverbs 26:27, warning us that the tongue is capable of incredible damage. Another danger of an uncontrolled mouth is illustrated in this etegami collage from my Japanese proverbs series. The words translate roughly to "Once they have left your mouth, your words are out in the world (and can't be treated as though they had never been spoken)."Sunday, February 26, 2012
illustration friday (capable)
"A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin," it says in Proverbs 26:27, warning us that the tongue is capable of incredible damage. Another danger of an uncontrolled mouth is illustrated in this etegami collage from my Japanese proverbs series. The words translate roughly to "Once they have left your mouth, your words are out in the world (and can't be treated as though they had never been spoken)."
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Ooooh! Debbie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful etegami and the thoughtful post. (*I did not know this Japanese proverb!)
Cheers,Sadami
Wise words! Too bad the people who most need to hear them, won't.
ReplyDeleteAhh, but Linda. We all need to hear these words, perhaps me most of all. And I am listening.
DeleteVery true...and especially good advice for our era-of-the-internet! Really good one, Debbie!
ReplyDeleteThis is neat! What a clever idea to have those little word bubbles floating out of the mouth. The Japanese characters are great!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! How true and your illustration is superb. I love the little dots of words. Lies, lies, lies. I know quite a few liars in my past. They have not stopped lying but I stopped listening. Thank you Debbie. Oh! I was in Tokyo last week. Just for two hours. I love Japanese colors and prints!!! So clean, neat and simple yet fabulous, just like your etegami.
ReplyDeletehow true, how true. I'm eyeing this original etegami for sale down to my left corner !! ; )
ReplyDeleteHmmm, interesting and so true! Nice etegami my friend!
ReplyDeleteVery true...something to keep in mind always...!
ReplyDeleteBalance between illustration and post works very well - thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteGreat wisdom here! Your T-Shirt design looks stunning.
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