KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.

fishingmum

fishingmum

this is a canon strawberry plant I made for this year. I make all sorts of strange stuff, knit daft things glad I can share somewhere

JennysDad

Hello @fishingmum
And I love this. It took me just a moment to 'see' it but, when I did! Quite suddenly the positioning of the trugs and pots reminded me of of gabions, the baskets full of earth that were used as defences around infantry and artillery positions up to the late 1800s. Excellent.
Richard

fishingmum

my kids love clash of clans so we are going to be putting a little bit of effort into a few designs they can have fun with

debbiedo49

debbiedo49 said:

I take photos of nature when I am walking to help me to be mindful and present when I am outside, as a recovering agorophobic. I enjoy playing with photo apps. I enjoy creative writing as part of a newsletter group and sometimes I submit to online sites like the mighty.com and write to recovery. I read fiction compulsively. Ive always enjoyed reading and researching but I couldnt do it for a couple of years due to my health issues and now that I can again I am so thanvkful. I try to express my recovery or related topics in writing it out. This started out as me blogging online privately as a tool, and developed from there.
I wrore this piece about Beinning as it is a topic or theme for mental health at the moment. For me its about taking that first step each time and being aware that it is movement or progress. I hope you enjoy it.

Beginning

● Every breath is a new beginning, a puff of air, pushing energy into being.

● Every action is a beginning, a surge of movement , causing activity to occur.

● Every thought is a beginning, a release of intention, whispering life into the

universe.

● Every step is a beginning, movement on a path to a destination of your choosing.

● Every beginning is the start of something new and an opportunity to write each

new page afresh.

● Every beginning is a chance to be your best you, doing the best that you can, living

your life the way you choose to.

● Every beginning is saying sorry to regrets, forgiving yourself and others, letting go

and moving on from that part which is done.

● Every beginning is waking up, embracing each day as it comes, the sun rising and

the earth turning, welcoming today in anticipation.
Begin.........

@fi@fishingmum

fishingmum

that is amazing, I take pics but honestly I am not that good at them, occasionally I get a good pic and I share it like there has never been anything so great before lol

fishingmum

these are candle holders I make from logs and sawn off branches, this was part of a lot I made for  a friends wedding.

kittykat5

JennysDad said:

Hi @doodle. Not named Colombo after Columbo, the TV Detective? I seem to remember he had a similar dog of his own. Beautiful, anyway. And I rather envy you. We have two cats and whilst we love them, cat love is a very one-way thing. Haven't the room/the money to keep a dog as yet.

wow love your work what a lovely jumper

ayjay

When I get the time I dabble in ceramics, I have my own wheel and kiln at home, (started long before The Great Pottery Throwdown).

I also photograph butterflies and dragonflies when I get the chance, (but I'll warn you I've got hundreds of pics).

JennysDad

Hello @Madnutter. You didn't get back to me earlier. How are you?
Very best to you,
Richard

JennysDad

Hi @fishingmum. Would love to see what you come up with for Clash of Clans related design. Sounds fascinating.
Meant to ask you regarding photographs - do you do any editing? There's a great free photo editing resource called 'Photoscape' for use on computer, and I use it a lot to tweak my shots.
Best
Richard

JennysDad

Wow, @ayjay! This is a very fine selection. I love the butterfly shots and the ceramics (ceramics are a medium I would love to work in, but I don't have access to the materials and workspace). Admirable work on all counts.
I don't know the name of the insect in your second shot, but the image is so crisp. Brilliant. Everybody seems to use 'stacking' technology these days, but I haven't yet got into it.
Thank you very, very much for posting these.
Best
Richard

ayjay

Thanks JennysDad, the butterfly is a Small Heath, and the Dragonfly is a Broad-bodied Chaser.
I've heard of stacking and seen some impressive pics made with it but I wouldn't know where to start. Just get as close as possible and use as good a lens as you can lay your hands on. The one good thing about butterflies and dragonflies is that the light is always good.

debbiedo49

I use free Mobile photo apps to filter photos

debbiedo49

bumble bee in the park

JennysDad

Hi @debbiedo49 and thank you for posting. Do you ever move your photographs onto a computer? Tweaking photos on the computer can produce extraordinary results compared with the systems in a mobile phone.
Very warmest best wishes to you,
Richard

debbiedo49

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Tonikp

Here is a piece of Poetry, I don't know what to think of it but I thought I'd share it anyway.

I am a person

A daughter

A sister

A cousin

A student

An employee

Everything completely normal

Just I have a twist

I’m a sick kid

I battle with pain

With bruises

With cannulas

I fight operations

I fight stigma

From people who say things

Like “you’re too young to be sick”

Like “at least it’s not cancer”

Like “you’re just tired”

I’m a campaigner

An artist

A traveler

I love coffee

I love tea

I love holidays

I love being me

But I wish sick kids were given a break

Because we are just people

Just not entirely ordinary

JennysDad

Hello @Tonikp and thank you for posting your poem. I've been off-line all day and only just found it, and it is brilliant. So much said in such simple terms. Really, really excellent.
Warmest best wishes to you,
Richard
@JennysDad

debbiedo49

This page just makes my day!