Creativity thread

My eyes aren't up to doing the craftwork I'd like, so my visual creativity has been confined to image manipulation. Here's a photo of mine of Symond's Yat in Gloucestershire, close to where I used to live, made to look like an impressionist painting.

Alexa said:

My eyes aren't up to doing the craftwork I'd like

I personally have become used to having several pairs of cheapish "reading glasses" about the house (and still lose them!) for such purposes Alexa.

Your selection of geographical places to live is very sound - I admire the "watercourse way" in the image that you have shared, thanks.

Phased

Alexa said:

My eyes aren't up to doing the craftwork I'd like

I personally have become used to having several pairs of cheapish "reading glasses" about the house (and still lose them!) for such purposes Alexa.

Your selection of geographical places to live is very sound - I admire the "watercourse way" in the image that you have shared, thanks.

Phased

Alexa said:

which drift into the centre of my field of visions when I look down

maybe a lecturn to raise the books up to eye level?

My wife experiences floaters too which come and go, that bit about

B said:

You tend to find with the NHS that you only get things done when they are very bad because of cost savings.

is daft for society in my opinion  " a stitch in time saves nine" ... I've recently been navigating that too: ref a thread on navigating a hostile socio/political maze a few of us have been contributing to recently...community.autism.org.uk/.../navigating-the-structural-maze-reclaiming-our-context-in-a-hostile-socio-political-landscape

Cinnabar_wing said:

Thanks for mentioning this, it's good to note as I have very 'busy vision' with it too. It can be difficult when it does obscure words.

It's quite possibly available on the NHS if it is bad.

You tend to find with the NHS that you only get things done when they are very bad because of cost savings.

All the best.

Thanks for mentioning this, it's good to note as I have very 'busy vision' with it too. It can be difficult when it does obscure words.

Alexa said:

Alas, it's floaters, which drift into the centre of my field of visions when I look down. They've destroyed reading physical books for me, too, sadly.

I had my eyes treated for that privately.

It was expensive but at the time I had the money.  I had my lenses replaced at the same time.

It's called a vitrectomy.

You may already know this, but I thought I'd mention it.

Phased said:

I personally have become used to having several pairs of cheapish "reading glasses" about the house (and still lose them!) for such purposes Alexa.

Alas, it's floaters, which drift into the centre of my field of visions when I look down. They've destroyed reading physical books for me, too, sadly.

Phased said:

Your selection of geographical places to live is very sound

I loved Herefordshire, but most of my friends live in Scotland. 

ah, thanks for pointing that out B 

on the other hand and another spin on that - Monet later in his life had visual distortions that contributed to their works - their blurred vision also blocked blues and violets from being seen - so labeling the tubes and sliding into abstraction (which i think I may detect in @Alexa's presentation) can be a brilliant "hack" that leaves some of the most profoundly beautiful artistry I know of.

:-)

Phased said:

I personally have become used to having several pairs of cheapish "reading glasses" about the house (and still lose them!) for such purposes Alexa.

Unfortunately myopia isn't the only medical condition that affects sight.

In my case I have had cataracts, and have dry and wet myopia related macular degeneration.

I am finding it increasingly difficult to do any kind of close work.