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 (9)
This is an extremely beautiful work of art and an instant favorite with me for sure...congrats for presenting this site with such splendid art work! I always remember your amazing garden images you have shared with us throughout the years, enjoy the day my friend! :-)
Thank you so much, dear Johnny. I appreciate your kind words very much.
Jacomina, this is gorgeous! I live in a windy city (the call this "the windy city"---though the name probaby comes from the politicians, who never shut up!)---and Ive never seen any wind like this.
This is one of your fractals which have so many layers...it's like a meeting-ground of plants and flowers and underwater creatures and other organic things, all coming together in this one intense. The deep green is a powerful contrast to your reds (your "tomato" reds).
And then you have those bright blue things---like flowers with tentacles---and other flowers which also look like underwater organisms, or bursts of light.
And all of this emerges out of deep dark space. It's a very complex world, lots of inner layers woven together. There's conflict in it, harmony, and a complex center...it's very "tactiel". Your fractals often look like they're photography of deep inner worlds (of living organisms): They're very complex, very intertwined, and filled with beautiful growth. This is wonderful. A true "Jacomina" fractal. I'll be back for more, but it's a pleasure to sit here and comment "on site" once more. Haven't done that in a while. Beautiful work, Jacomina, and I wish you enormous uplift and healing, all of which you deserve every day and night. Many blessings to you...you'll hear from me again soon...
Thank you so much, my dear friend Mark, with a crown on your head; this really says something to you, and you deserve this a thousand times over. If you would like to receive it, I'll try to add something to my last email. I really hope that your health problems have come to an end!
Fantastic.
Danke dir, Henri!
lovely image nice work
Thank you very much!
Super !
Thank you very much!
Lieve Mies, een complexe en mooie, fractal, ik bewonder het gebruik encombinatie van al die kleuren. Ik was verrast van je mail en vooral van die mooie bloemen ! Ik zal je een bericht sturen met de normale mail, heb je wel een en ander te vertellen.
Oh wat lief van je, Etienne! Dankjewel. Doe vooral rustig aan, maar ik kijk uit naar je mail. Ik wens je mooie Pinksterdagen, lieve groetjes van Mies.
Beautiful work, Jacomina !!! I can appreciate you're not being able to react as much as you might like. Real life can get in the way and not the "Rendo Life" which a lot of people seem to have 24/7. Your fractals and photographs are always interesting and beautiful. Share what you can. They will always be well received !!!!!
What kind words from you Gary, it means a lot to me. With all my heart, thank you! And I wish you beautiful Pentecost days. Love to you, Jacomina. :)
Helooo Jacomina very nice, how are you?
Thanks, Ronnie. To be honest, things aren't going well, physically speaking. I don't want to complain, but the facial pain in particular means that I've little concentration.