To all my Flickr friends
I'd love some testimonials. My father always told me people don't know what they can do for you unless you ask, so I'm asking, please.
A former ballet dancer, taken off my toes by a strange neurological disease ) - took to painting, writing and photography - not someone to sit still. I recently became a grandmother for the second time - new perspectives to explore, with camera or sketchpad.
Writing and illustrating with drawings, old photographs, and a collection of childhood memories titled "Sparrow Girl" images are stored here and the stories appear at www.aletta.org/sparrowweb1.shtml
I also have a few pages of small films for viewing at: www.aletta.org/myvideopage1.shtml
this is a gif version of one of them
Happily I have a decent digital camera which I am happt and content, (until I can go nuts and buy something spectacular). Fortunately a good camera is not the only, or most important component of a good shot. A few years ago I saved enough to buy a little digital camera, Logitech Clicksmart 510, easier to afford than processing or regular film and prints, though I miss using my SLR and Twin Relex cameras. They do look good on the display case.... For the moments I am very happy with the results I do have and appreciate being able to share my world with everyone.
Otherwise I play with scans of older fotos, recolored, played with, and scanned/photographed images of my artwork. To someone housebound the web has set me free, and even allows me to converse with other artists, conversations I really miss most awfully.
I also maintain several blogs:
Passing Time with the Reaper - thoughts, articles, and stuff
Sparrows and Other Winged Remebrances - light fiction, and children's
- JoinedJanuary 2006
- Occupationartist, former dancer/pedagogue
- Hometownamsterdam, though my favourite years were spent in Limburg (Beek-Elsloo) and Zeeland (Middelburg)
- Current cityvancouver
- Countrycanada
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