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 (14)
mininessie
i hope you feel better soon! lovely work here! :)
jmb007
beau travail, bon courage Jacomina
durleybeachbum
You don't waste time, do you, Mies, even when trapped at the hospital! It is a delight!
farmerC
Mies ik vind deze Galleriewaardig, en een van je Mooiste.
Klassewerk.
beachsidelegs
Beautiful :)
loligagger
Beautiful piece!!!!!!!!!
RodS
This is delightful!
Sorry to hear about your fall - I hope your foot heals up quickly and completely.
Richardphotos
too bad about your fall and broken foot. last March I was rear ended in a car accident totaling my 2018 4Runner. my passengers were not injured, but I had whip lash. I seen the pickup coming and knew it would hit. maybe if did not see it, I would not had any problems.
beautiful art and I wish you the very best
SunriseGirl
A lovely doodle, but jammer about the fall. I hope you feel better soon.
auntietk
I like the colors, and especially the fanciful lines! :) SO sorry to hear about your latest fall. Take good care, dear one, and heal quickly!
kgb224
Sorry to hear of your accident. May you recuperate fully Mies. Outstanding work Mies. God bless.
Glendaw
Wow I see a beautiful tree with many birds living in it .
The colors and lighting are gorgeous.
Oh Mies, a fall and a broken foot ---- sure sounds like you have had your share of falls ! Hopefully you will heal fast and safely .
You are very brave going biking only two weeks with a broken foot.
Take Care my friend.
Love n Hugs
xoxo
helanker
What a delightful result here, but oh my!!! You broke your foot. Geee!! I didnt know that, as I havent been here a while either. And would you please take care not cycle just yet HUH? You would want it to brake once more would ya? NO. SO please be careful, ok and I hope it will soon be healed perfectly !!!
anahata.c
Beautiful fantasy, Jacomina. I'm sorry you had an injury, and I know you've had other health problems this year as well. But your injury didn't stop you from making this beautiful piece---it almost looks like you made it in pearl, or in coral, or in beautiful stained glass. You have luminescence in it. The shapes sometimes suggest birds, and glass jars, and some bells, and vines and flowers. And there seems to be a stairwell too. And it's all surrounded by white (pure and bright). An intense and delightful fantasy. I hope you don't have any more injuries---and that your fantasies are accompanied by health and happiness and love. (And thank you for your wonderful comment on my "selfie" montage: I loved what you wrote about all the pictures!)