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.
Comments (19)
jayfar
This is a lovely way to express your feelings Jacomina and I am sure it is good for your soul.
claude19
What comes from the heart, is still a work of Art! GORGEOUS emotions are reflected in this amazing beauty!
blondeblurr
A Fata Morgana - translated into English is a 'Mirage' ... People here in OZ used to laugh out loud at me, when I called a Mirage a Fata Morgana, (it depends really on how you pronounce that word ;) LOL .... but on a serious note, those are the warped lines you see in the distance on the road, when travelling by car on a very hot day ! I am glad I sorted that one little ol' misunderstanding, I used to have with my broken English ;)) BTW - it's an almost uncanny comparison to the real thing - very well done Jacomina, BB
peedy
Beautiful image, Mies. Ik zie mooie takken in een vaas. Boring? YOU??? Never!!! Corrie
Faemike55
Cool work Mies
farmerC
Schitterend werk,en een mooie belichting.
Lenord
Life is but Illusion “One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion” ― Voltaire So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue sky's from pain. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Wish you were here...Roger Waters Peace
magnus073
Mies, you did a great job on this inspirational dedication.
X-PaX
Nice work Jacomina. You are not boring me, quite the opposite.
durleybeachbum
I agree with Brigitte about the heat haze, definitely a mirage!
emmecielle
A splendid composition, dear Jacomina! Your artwork is a beautiful reality and not a mirage! :)
flavia49
beautiful work
auntietk
I don't see confusion, but quite the opposite! To me this looks like an orb of power, with energy and electricity and power fueling ... what? ... all sorts of good things! It's feminine power, and it comes from knowing the truth and not fooling yourself or anybody else. Confusion is just our unwillingness to speak the truth. (We all know so much more than we say we know!) :P So you make the beautiful art, and we all interpret it in our own ways, which is what makes art such a personal and wondrous thing. You're marvelous! :)
jocko500
very cool
SunriseGirl
Ilove your sentiments. Miracles are not gone from this world.
helanker
And we say "The time of miracles isnt over yet" :-D Wonderful creation, dear Jacomina. Love it :-)))
Badsue
Your words and images can never be boring dear Mies! Very interesting creation again, I just love these kind of miracles.
anahata.c
Your pieces really bring out terrific responses from your viewers. (Tara really "went to town"!) Well, I think "fata morgana" refers to the fairy Morgan Le Fay---something like that---who was a sorceress in King Arthur's mythical court. It fits, because this seems like a big spherical creature, who's whirling and throwing off prophesies and bits of wisdom and thoughts, etc, which fly into the air and even land on the ground. As if someone could shatter thought, and leave the pieces all over...I like the green under-tones, and the peach and red hues, and that sphere which seems to be creating something as we speak. Very creative work, a delight.
danapommet
A delightful APO dragon Mies and he is flying to the right side!