Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
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Comments (42)
durleybeachbum
Thankyou so much, Mies! You made me giggle so much with your words! One of those flowers actually looks truly miserable, perhaps it has a cold like me, Hehe!
jayfar
Beautiful shot and a wonderful dedication for our friend Andrea. Well done Mies.
Juliette.Gribnau
lovely birthdaywish !
clbsmiley
Hey Mies :) !! This is a great image. !!! What a pretty gift for Andrea. !!! :) Happy Birthday Andrea. :)
fallen21
Beautiful shot.
gaius
In France, we'd say "hip, hip, hip hourah" for Mies...for this superb capture.
mininessie
gorgeous shot dear Mies...love it!
Feliciti
lovely dedi and flowers for her too !! :)
evinrude
Beautiful!!!
CarolSassy
Pretty flowers! Thanks for the peek! (:
greyone
Gorgeous birthday dedication Mies. I have Andrea on my bday list now so I wont miss her next year. :)
flavia49
lovely
helanker
WOW! A WOnderful caprifolium for Andrea. Such a lovely capture. :)
Bossie_Boots
What a magnificent B/D gift wow superb !!
magnus073
Mies, this is a great photo and a marvelous birthday dedi my friend
Faemike55
Very cool image and great dedication, Mies
cannonn
very very fantastic and happy!!!!!
jmb007
beau cadeau!!
annie5
Beautiful birthday gift! Love the colorw/Excellent :)
carlx
Wonderful flowers and birthday dedication, Mies!!!
barbdennist
I love the rich color of this honeysuckle. And what a beautiful gift for Andrea.
auntietk
Beautiful blooms, and a lovely dedi for Andrea! Wonderfully done!
kbrog
Beautiful flowers for this birthday celebration and a beautiful capture! :) I didn't know Andrea is a Queen. ;D LOL!
emmecielle
Fantastic image and splendid words for Andrea! :)
bmac62
Perfect Mies...couldn't be a better gift for Andrea. I know you've made her day:)
lyron
Beautiful picture!!
adrie
Very beautiful photo shot and birthday dedication for your friend. Sorry for the late comment but you know the reasson.
farmerC
Prachtig werk.
ia-du-lin
wonderful flower, beautiful foto
Glendaw
What a gorgeous photo of these beautiful flowers. Your poem and dedication is marvelous Mies. This is truly a beautiful gift for one outstanding person and photographer of the artworld. Happy Birthday Andrea and wishing you many more.