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 (24)
soffy
:) Yes I remember my grandmother had such a sewing machine,wonderful capture****
magnus073
Wow Mies, this is a really cool looking old machine. Not certain what it is, but the design of the base reminds me of an old sewing machine I rebuilt years ago for my parents.
flavia49
wonderful image
maudawg
...yup, looks like thr old Nikki that my granny used...the Italian compeditor to Singer...
Cyve
Fantastic machine and very great shot !!!
claude19
a beautiful sewing machine wheel to turn for fair oscillate the needle and make knots in the fabric!
danapommet
My Mom had an old Singer sewing machine just like this one! I like this POV!
Faemike55
a very beautiful sewing machine no fancy stiches but...WOW! Great capture
durleybeachbum
I still have a 1930's Singer, which my mother taught me to use when I was five.
jayfar
You had me in stitches for a moment Jacomina!! Lol. I see the woodworm are having a meal out of it!
whaleman
A wee bit different from any Singer that I can remember seeing!
farmerC
Het is een Prachtig hand naaimachien,maar jij gebruikt hem nog? Mooie opname.
X-PaX
It looks like an old sewing machine. Very nice capture.
auntietk
I can't imagine trying to sew while continuously turning that crank! I've never seen a mechanism like this ... what a wonderful piece of machinery, and a terrific shot!
blondeblurr
I do remember the old Singer - but this one isn't one, I have no idea what brand name it is? it certainly appears to be an antique and where did you spot this one Jacomina ? fine find my friend, BB
Rob2753
I am too young to remember or is it I'm too old to remember, now what were we talking about again ? LOL I do remember these Jacomina my mother had one, it's a great shot and brought back memories :)
helanker
A lovely old sewing machine. HMM ! Now were did we put the one we have... Just like this. I asked Per, he said it is still hidden in the shed. I will se if he can find it at take a shot :) But not today LOL
dragonmuse
I have one very much like it. I love these old machines.
emmecielle
My grandmother had a similar... but I never learned to use it! ;) Wonderful capture! :)
aksirp
my mam had sewing her whole life with one of them and I have so good remembers of that kind of sewing machine..
LindaPerryMcCarthy
Whatever it is..or isn't..it's a cool treasure and a great capture!
JuliSonne
Guten Tag, meine wundervolle Freundin.....dein Bild weckt Erinnerungen. Auf einer alten SINGER habe ich Nähen gelernt von meiner Mutti. Diese alten Maschinen sind so schön und robust...wahre Kunstwerke. Nicht so wie die Neuen aus Plastik und Leichtmetall. Eine dickere Naht und schon sind sie Spielverderber. Ich wünsche euch eine wunderschöne Vorweihnachtszeit..... Julchen
VDH
Een originele toestel, nog nooit gezien, maar wel zeer interessant! Knappe foto!
voske
Nu denk ik ook aan Paul van Ostaijen ,Huldegedicht aan Singer was verplichte lectuur op school en thuis stond zo een echte !!!