Saturday, November 22, 2025

Day 4838: Playing with the Dissimilar & The Daisugi Technique.

                 

"A Boy's Future": junk collage, watercolor, digital.





  


Want music?



    Click: Roberta Flack, Where is the Love?

 


2GN2S

Playing with the Dissimilar.

Once upon a time, way back in 2019, I decided to do a quick Photoshop collage. I picked six dissimilar subjects and cooked them in Photoshop. Here's the recipe: take ...


rotate, then add ...


mix in, lower right ...


add onto the right side ...


blend in public domain photos...


and finally, add ...



arrange, tweak, experiment & bake 10 minutes 


#1 (final)

No calories. Enjoy.




Postscript:
Two more versions, same ingredients but slightly different.


#2
or

#3
 any preference?



Daisugi


The Japanese have been producing wood for years without cutting down trees. In the 14th century, the extraordinary daisugi technique was born in Japan. Indeed, the daisugi provide that these trees will be planted for future generations and not be cut down but pruned as if they were giant bonsai trees; by applying this technique to cedars, the wood that can be obtained is uniform, straight and without knots, practically perfect for construction. A pruning as a rule of art that allows the tree to grow and germinate while using its wood, without ever cutting it down.  An extraordinary technique.

 



  
 
A 1+ minute video, Cat Coversation, here
 


  
 
Just because ...

Burchell's courser



 

Saturday's Smiles ... 

 


 



















     Hoping you feel the good things in your day today.


  




4 comments:

Lorraine said...

I loved each and every one of the saturday smiles! Thank you xo

jacki long said...

Thank you so much Lorraine, I hope you know how. much I appreciate you and your kindnesses, daily! And I appreciate Irene for introducing us so many years ago. It's too bad we have so much distance between us, us I'm pretty sure I would be knocking on your door to see if you could play?

elenor said...

Jacki, you are a digital master! I'm not sure which version I prefer. Maybe the lighter one? But they are both great. Thanks for the step by step!
Have a wonderful Sunday!

jacki long said...

Thank you Elenor, I haven't done stay by step in a while, bur maybe I will soon? Have a great weekend!