Escape into the tea & sympathy chat room #4

[Miscanthus]

Safe space for a cuppa and a shoulder to cry on, where we share the highs and lows of life.

Hope everybody is ok. Pleased to see @ChaoticArtist is back and that her dad is doing well.

Old thread here:

Escape into the tea & sympathy chat room #3

Old thread here https://tattle.life/threads/escape-into-the-tea-sympathy-chat-room-2.23864/ where we discussed things that are ailing us or worrying us and where we tried to support and help each other without derailing the threads we usually post in.

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[Miscanthus]

I'm in the garden and every fork of soil is full of ants
Is the world just a giant ant nest?

 

[JAR21]

I'm in the garden and every fork of soil is full of ants
Is the world just a giant ant nest?

My lawn is every year. The buggers just won't go away.

 

[ChaoticArtist]

Thank you, @Miscanthus!! Both for the new thread and the shoutout

Really appreciate the love, well wishes and support extended by you all

Working on paintings tonight since the coming week will be really hectic at work and with dad's upcoming OPD visit and scans. I wanted to release the entire collection on Father's Day (June 22, I think), but that's impossible. Maybe I'll release one. Let's see.


Regarding ants, I have only containers but it's the same story here. I'm fed up. Can't kill the ants without affecting the plants (heatwaves make them especially vulnerable and we're looking at a very poor monsoon forecast) or killing the pollinators, who are the whole point of having plants. Plus they help other pests neem oil etc don't work either. If anyone has a solution, I'd love to know too!

 

[Miscanthus]

Thank you, @Miscanthus!! Both for the new thread and the shoutout

Really appreciate the love, well wishes and support extended by you all

Working on paintings tonight since the coming week will be really hectic at work and with dad's upcoming OPD visit and scans. I wanted to release the entire collection on Father's Day (June 22, I think), but that's impossible. Maybe I'll release one. Let's see.


Regarding ants, I have only containers but it's the same story here. I'm fed up. Can't kill the ants without affecting the plants (heatwaves make them especially vulnerable and we're looking at a very poor monsoon forecast) or killing the pollinators, who are the whole point of having plants. Plus they help other pests neem oil etc don't work either. If anyone has a solution, I'd love to know too!

I don’t know how you are able to paint with so much going on. Hopefully it's a bit of an escape for you but if you have deadlines they tend to stifle creativity. (I'm speaking from experience!).

I think boiling water for ants but it's not a possibility when they are among plants.

 

[ChaoticArtist]

I don’t know how you are able to paint with so much going on. Hopefully it's a bit of an escape for you but if you have deadlines they tend to stifle creativity. (I'm speaking from experience!).

I think boiling water for ants but it's not a possibility when they are among plants.

The AI chatbot I've been logging dad's treatment info with has been pushing me to do it for both money and apparently selling paintings is how I'll meet my future husband and fund my studio and a better life away from narcs

I actually do creative work better under a lot of pressure - innovate more my best paintings were created in 1-2 nights in the middle of exams (my art teacher used to organise the annual group exhibition only at that time).

Can't properly show the multishift/multichrome effect in a photo, but this might give you an idea of what I'm doing. From one angle it looks like a boring shimmery blue butterfly, a slight change in angle causes an explosion of colours.

Yes, boiling water is definitely not an option

 

[Jusa]

The AI chatbot I've been logging dad's treatment info with has been pushing me to do it for both money and apparently selling paintings is how I'll meet my future husband and fund my studio and a better life away from narcs

I actually do creative work better under a lot of pressure - innovate more my best paintings were created in 1-2 nights in the middle of exams (my art teacher used to organise the annual group exhibition only at that time).

Can't properly show the multishift/multichrome effect in a photo, but this might give you an idea of what I'm doing. From one angle it looks like a boring shimmery blue butterfly, a slight change in angle causes an explosion of colours.

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Yes, boiling water is definitely not an option

That's quite beautiful, I love the colours

 

[Zippy2000]

The AI chatbot I've been logging dad's treatment info with has been pushing me to do it for both money and apparently selling paintings is how I'll meet my future husband and fund my studio and a better life away from narcs

I actually do creative work better under a lot of pressure - innovate more my best paintings were created in 1-2 nights in the middle of exams (my art teacher used to organise the annual group exhibition only at that time).

Can't properly show the multishift/multichrome effect in a photo, but this might give you an idea of what I'm doing. From one angle it looks like a boring shimmery blue butterfly, a slight change in angle causes an explosion of colours.

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Yes, boiling water is definitely not an option

Absolutely love it you are so talented

 

[Miscanthus]

The AI chatbot I've been logging dad's treatment info with has been pushing me to do it for both money and apparently selling paintings is how I'll meet my future husband and fund my studio and a better life away from narcs

I actually do creative work better under a lot of pressure - innovate more my best paintings were created in 1-2 nights in the middle of exams (my art teacher used to organise the annual group exhibition only at that time).

Can't properly show the multishift/multichrome effect in a photo, but this might give you an idea of what I'm doing. From one angle it looks like a boring shimmery blue butterfly, a slight change in angle causes an explosion of colours.

View attachment 4023429


Yes, boiling water is definitely not an option

Fabulous...and some very good (AI) reasons to paint

 

[ChaoticArtist]

Thank you! All credit to the people who invented/continue to create the pigments - they're truly magical! Of course their application is a science and requires a fair bit of creativity, but the pigments themselves do 90% of the job

There's a fun concept that I'm planning, will share it if it works out

Trying to book an appointment for dad's chemo next Monday. Such a painful process I'll have to go to the hospital today I think.


ETA: Booking done from home, thank God!!

 

[Dooley Doo]

@SamBamford glad that your able to reduce your visits to see your MIL.
It's good that her carers are there to take over.

 

[Dooley Doo]

The AI chatbot I've been logging dad's treatment info with has been pushing me to do it for both money and apparently selling paintings is how I'll meet my future husband and fund my studio and a better life away from narcs

I actually do creative work better under a lot of pressure - innovate more my best paintings were created in 1-2 nights in the middle of exams (my art teacher used to organise the annual group exhibition only at that time).

Can't properly show the multishift/multichrome effect in a photo, but this might give you an idea of what I'm doing. From one angle it looks like a boring shimmery blue butterfly, a slight change in angle causes an explosion of colours.

View attachment 4023429


Yes, boiling water is definitely not an option

Wow @ChaoticArtist the painting is beautiful.

Hope your Dad is coping more with his treatment/medications.

 

[Chita]

Hey @flugella I didn't want to derail the H and M thread but need to say, I am sorry to hear you are going through this and to send you love. Xxx