As winter approaches in my region, I dwell on things to come. I'm conflicted on the change in time and weather. A break from the blistering summer is welcomed. However, the dread of cold intimidates me. My body is in a constant state of frigidity all year. So when winter arrives, I'm confronted with an extra layer of coldness that chills me to the bone. Part of the problem is my Type 2 Diabetes.
While pondering the concept of time. By abiding by this concept of a finite and measurable distance, have we as a society become more efficient in the use of our resources? Dividing chunks of space. Combining elements that forge seasons together where one can't tell when a change occurs.
I remember when young, our winter months would be covered in snow. Not the heaping tons in the upper states from east to west, but chilling enough for us Southerners to experience a bout of snow that covered the landscape and stayed for more than a few hours.
During those times, I'd snuggle up under a warm blanket and grab a good read, some hot tea and admire the sights and sounds of those brave enough to mingle with the weather. Inevitably, because we weren't accustomed to the wet weather, illnesses spread throughout households.
For my current mixed media art project, I wanted to reflect on the winter season. I sit here now with chills dwelling on the cold weather forecast.
To depict this, I selected three stable diffusion images I'd previously retrieved from StarryAI and Night Cafe. A fantasy female nestled in the mountains. A rugged mountain capped in snow. A clock inside a frame to represent time drifting away.
I also included one of my attempts to draw a black and white landscape feature in Krea and one of my pure fractals designed by me in Apophysis 7X, the advanced fractal rendering program.
| StarryAI | StarryAI | Night Cafe |
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| Style: Twisted Whimsy | Style: Etherealism Lite | Style: Stable Diffusion 1.5 |
| Text Input: "Storm clouds hover above where lightning streaks from the clouds." | Text Input: *"A rugged, snow-capped mountain range, where jagged peaks pierce the clouds, and glaciers cling to the steep slopes. | Text Input: Storm clouds hover above where lightning streaks from the clouds." |
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Clock inside frame ~ Woolly Thistle Flower - Contributed to the #LIL by @borjan ~ Pure Fractal titled "Concentrated Lightning" ~ Prawny-blue-gray-steam-smoke
I utilized Canva, my design program, to blend the different type images which began with a blank, white canvas. I then added layers of elements.
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I share with you my completed project:
Thanks for taking the time to view my post. I hope you like my mixed media project.
SOURCES:
a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins.
b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera
c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use
d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins.
e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines
f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva.
g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
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As usual very beautiful! I love winter, but unfortunately 20 years ago we had a lot of snow at this time, now maybe some flakes come and then melt away. Time is running out and we with them!
I'm sorry to read about the diabetes, and about feeling so cold, it happens to me that with time I tolerate the cold less and the heat a little more. But those memories you bring back are beautiful, I also remember when I lived in Argentina and the cold was so intense that it seemed to hurt my bones.
Your design is incredible especially the woman with that expression next to the mountain and the time in a picture like buried. Very beautiful!🤗