Tutubing Pinoy
Edd Aragon is a senior artist for the Sydney Morning Herald and a multi-awarded caricaturist/illustrator. Edd’s other interests include painting, photography, writing, blues harp, rock & roll, and jazz.
Tutubing Pinoy
June 9, 2010 By 6 Comments
Tutubing Pinoy
About Edd AragonSydney-based award-winning cartoonist and illustrator.
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Edd:
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Mabuhay ka, brod.
~ Jimmy
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Reminds me of when I was a kid sneaking up on the ‘tutubi’. I would catch it by the tail before squeezing the wings together. I had one hand approaching from behind while the other hand was in-front distracting the dragonfly. I guess this is what could happen in some circumstances of everyday life.
The trusting gets distracted, and once caught in the situation, it’s difficult but not impossible, to get away. It takes a lot of effort to get away from the situation and for me, prayer with pro-activity, and the associated result, IS the answer.
Fantastic insight, Edd! and Fantastic Art!!
I have always been captivated by the mystery and beauty of the humble dragonfly; used to catch one when I was younger. I remember sneaking up quietly from the behind, grasping the unsuspecting creature’s delicate wings (with care) and drawing it closer to my face hoping for something magical to unravel. There I was holding this helpless being in my powerful hands – must be scary for them as I could do anything, if I wanted to. But once boredom started settling in, I let go of this poor creature that temporarily sacrificed its freedom due to my shallow curiosity.
Thanks for sharing this and looking forward to seeing more!
I too was taken back to the time when playing with dragonflies was part of our childhood. We were fascinated by their airplane-like appearance, with the delicate see-through wings that were prisms dispersing sunlight into a spectrum of colours. And as Bless said, we set them free after we had a good look at them.
Edd, congratulations in successfully using the plight of the dragonflies to reflect what we as a nation had endured. The point is that eventually we were set free but not “unharmed”.
thanks for your comments guys, appreciate it.