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

JennysDad

Excellent photographs @Seawitch. Think you have a real talent there.

Seawitch

Thanks JennysDad I love taking pics and try hard to improve got my first camera dec 2016 and upgraded may 2018 so learning lots

JennysDad

I think you have 'an eye for it', which is the most crucial thing of all 

Seawitch

JennysDad Thank you again I love feedback good or bad , it's what helps me improve , me i am hopeless my own worst critic lol ( it got to the point i just tell myself to shut up and not listen to myself as i dont know what i am on about hehe i could so get locked up if overheard ) mainly i take pics i enjoy although i do try and go out of my comfort zone and try new and different styles

Debra_Lorraine

Here are are a few images, the are some Scatter cushions I made as a gift,  The Bocquet I did for my daughters wedding,  The birthday cake I made for my other daughter.  And one of my photographs that I took on a 5x4 large format analogue camera.

Bitttasweeta

Wow  I love to be able to make one.   
sandyp196 said:

I make rag dolls. I make other things too but atm dolls are my favourite. I give them as gifts or donate them to raise funds for animals. 

JennysDad

Hello @Debra_Lorraine and welcome to KaleidoScope. Sorry it has taken me a while to get back here - I'm going to try to do better, but have just been struggling a bit myself.
Some very, very lovely work in there, Debra. Was the gymnasium taken on the 5 by 4 inch camera? For years I would have given an arm and a leg to have access to one, but digital photography seems to have taken over. I wonder what results a 5 by 4 digital camera would produce, in terms of definition.
Lovely stuff altogether but, wincing myself at the pun, that birthday cake really takes the biscuit. It is astonishingly good.
Warmest best wishes to you,
@JennysDad

Debra_Lorraine

Hi @jennysdad
yes the Gym is on the 5x4 large format, I love the images it takes they have the most amazing clarity. I have to slow things down and consider  composition a lot more with this type of work, don’t forget with a camra of this sort your working with an upside down image ?

JennysDad

Hi @Debra_Lorraine,
  Yes, a lot of the joy in the medium and large format cameras is that they compel you to slow down and think about what you are doing and what you are aiming for. Many years ago I had access to a Mamiya Twin Lens camera which allowed  beautiful time exposures, and I subsequently owned both Yashica and Lubitel TLRs.
I suspect that the old large format cameras are still probably the best for real portrait work too.
Lovely to hear from you,
@JennysDad

Dimples250

These are recent diamond painting I did I love them and find it therapeutic. The art work is 5d and looks great in real life..Photos don't do it justice

flowergirl1965

Hi, I write poems to help me deal with and make sense of my diagnosis of Huntingtons Disease, I grew up in Manchester in the 60's and 70's and I have published book on Amazon called Alongside Laughter, it's full of humerous poems which tell stories of my life and family, sadly my mum and dad have passed away, my dad died from Huntingtons Disease which is who u dedicated the book too xx

I am writing some new poems which I will share with you at some point, this is the perfect place for my poems to go, to cheer people up and make them laugh, so watch this space lol

JennysDad

Very fine work, @Dimples250. Thank you for posting. 
I look forward to reading your work @flowergirl1965
Lots of love to you both.
@JennysDad

Sam_Alumni

Its good to see you on the community @JennysDad I hope you are ok! We have missed you

JennysDad

I'm getting by, thank you, Sam. Hope to be back to my usual self soon and to get meeting and greeting again
Take care,
@JennysDad

LaLa098

painter said:

I do hand painted cards.  I love to paint.  Used to love knitting and crochet but thumb joints dont!!  Want to preserve them as long as poss.  Trying to put on pic of my cards, not sure whether they will appear!

i think your cards are amazing and very thoughtful.
I loved art when i was young, so have now started to collect lots of different art materials, so that when i eventually get the chance to do it, i will have the stuff available.  I even managed to buy a full sized ex display easel for £20 the other week.
What i need to do now is, to try and find some preferably free introduction classes, to teach me the technices etc. Any ideas?

JennysDad

Hello @LaLa098 and it is good to hear from you. 
I can't advise on 'free introduction classes', though you might have a look and see it there are any amateur groups in your area. One used to be able to find them through the local library though, these days, one never knows for sure.
One starting place you might consider is youtube.com. Search for tutorials for whichever media you are interested in (I just had a quick look at 'watercolour tutorials' and there's quite a lot there, and I have visited it for drawing tutorials in the past).
A good book can be useful too.
Hope this is of some little help at least. I look forward to hearing more from you.
Warmest best wishes,
@JennysDad

pamla

This is me by our local canal with my two dogs Kimmie and Rosa. I love being outdoors with them as much as I can

chockies

A cake that I baked a while ago, it was so pretty.

Didn't last long ?.

Chockies ?.

painter

Dear Lala098 I am so so sorry for not replying earlier.  Not been into the forum for a while and just happened to see this in my e mails .  There may possibly be some free courses available and may be if you belong to a disability group in your area they may be aware of some free teaching.  I started to paint about 10 yrs ago, at first I bought lots of books, or you could pick up a monthly art magazine, The Artist is a good one. I love water colour, my favourite medium.  I learnt so much from You Tube.  Just put in watercolour for beginners, amazing what info and demos are out there.  I have paid for classes, some are very reasonably priced.  Have fun, don't give up, I have ripped up many of mine in frustration, but three months down the line you will be surprised at what you have learnt and come along.  Good luck, bit late but Happy New Year too.

marmalade

Hi all
I am new to scope in general and was invited to check out this page.  It's clear there is a lot if talent here.  I will post some of my own work at some point.  But this is a great idea.