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 (16)
mininessie
precious!
claude19
wonderful dedication, full of tenderness and frienship ! splendid composition and awesome realization !!! Your fractals are always unbelievable for me !!! You are a very great artist and a very cool ArtFriend of mine...!!! great thanks to you from Nantes !!!
Juliette.Gribnau
prachtig
giulband
Fascinating realization !!!!
farmerC
Schitterende creatie.
magnus073
Jacomina, you did a marvelous job on this lovely and thoughtful dedication for Lucinda. She is a wonderful lady and a dear friend to so many here.
peedy
Beautiful, Mies. Hele fijne dedi. Corrie
SunriseGirl
What a gorgeous dedication and card!
jmb007
jolie
durleybeachbum
Fabulous, Mies! Perfect for Lucinda.
Glendaw
What a beautiful card and dedication for your friend Mies. Your thoughtful, kind and gracious wording is a beautiful insert.
Faemike55
Happy birthday Lucinda! this card you've created for Lucinda is beyond beautiful. your narrative adds so much to the wish. Excellent work
danapommet
A spectacular and colorful dedication for Lucinda and delightful narrative that you wrote in the card. Perfect for such a wonderful person! Een spectaculaire en kleurrijke inzet voor Lucinda en heerlijke verhaal dat je in de kaart geschreven. Perfect voor zo'n prachtig persoon!
flavia49
fabulous image
ia-du-lin
very nice design and colors
myrrhluz
When I opened up to your image tonight, Pavarotti had just begun singing on Met Opera Radio. Visual and aural delight! I turned out the light and listened to the lilting sounds of Donizetti's "L'Elisir D'Amore" while gazing at your image. Wonderful! The light in your image has motion. The blue light seems to be breaking through like it is coming through clouds, or perhaps it is a glowing sea creature coming up from the depths of the sea, sending light and color cascading upward as it rises. The light shines forth in beautiful colors. It caresses the darkness around it in a wonderful dance. Your image is aptly titled for it is light in all its beauty. Colors, motion, and contrasts in wonderful accord. It is beautiful! Thank you! Thank you also for your kind and lovely words. Do you know that my first and second name can be interpreted as "the bitter bringer of light." I have a mental image of myself with a pack load of light muttering under my breath about not being appreciated. Lol. You made me feel very appreciated. You are pretty good at bringing light yourself, dear friend.