I thought I would use this blog to show some of the pictures I have taken over the past 35 years. Let’s begin with a few macro pics of flowers. Today it’s so easy to switch on a digital camera, point and click. My camera is always in manual mode and I like to “Take a picture” so composition is very important. Anyway, enjoy the beauty of God’s creation in these pictures of flowers.
A rose in my mum's garden
the world of macro photography on digital cameras
depth of field in macro photography
the wonder and beauty on this scale is beyond words
such incredible design
an orchid inside the wonderful rain forest, science museum, Taichung
another beautiful rose
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I remember seeing this wonderful house on another website. I then decided to give it a go with two of my students, they loved it and I have now made it with all my students. I created windows in the walls and designed a table and chair to fit inside. As you can see it looks great and my students love to keep their treasures inside. click here for original design
a beautiful popsicle stick house with table and chairs
my design for a popsicle stick table
my design for a popsicle stick chair
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Here is another simple piece of crochet. Lee-Kuo made this because it looked so cute in a Japanese crochet book. Just recently he said he felt like doing some more crochet, so let’s find out what he makes.
a Japanese crochet carrot duster
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These lovely little dolls were made by my wife when our son was in the Waldorfschule Wangen. They are so cute and can be used to tell stories to children. I used them when I was a kindergarten teacher in Taiwan. They are not easy to make but certainly worth the effort.
the mother of the family
the father of the family
the daughter of the family
the son of the family
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Children love to make this craft. I have had so many students tell me how much they enjoyed making these simple but beautiful God’s eyes. I have even made them in a mini van going to Kaohsiung. When I taught summer camp the adults loved making them because it was so peaceful and relaxing.
I made this one with students on the way to Kaohsiung
double-sided god's eye
I made this with students in a senior high school
my summer camp students and their God's eyes
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This was another winter vacation project. Lee-Kuo and I love electronic things and so we just had to copy this little circuit. We found all the components in our local electronics shop and then we etched the PCB. We painted the PCB green which was a bad idea because it created a short circuit somewhere. We know it works because it lights up, but we need to make another one without the glossy paint.
It really is a lovely thing, just a pity we painted it
next time we won't paint it and then it will work
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This is another one of those cute cuddly dogs found in a Japanese crochet book. Originally Lee-Kuo began making it but couldn’t find his place in the crochet because of the special yarn so he just made the body and head. Eventually my wife completed the special yarn and it looks great.
a wonderful soft cuddly poodle, made by my wife and son
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The design for this frame came by accident. I was playing with popsicle sticks and suddenly realized I had created a wonderful frame. I then designed the stand to hold the frame. The frame can be used vertically or horizontally. Download the instructions from my downloads page.
the simple but lovely popsicle stick frame (vertical)
turn the frame around and you get a horizontal picture
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Ever since Lee-Kuo was four years old he has been drawing mazes. His first big maze was drawn on a train going to Munich one Saturday morning. Since then he has drawn many fascinating designs with gates, transporters and keys. Now he designs mazes in 3D and has just completed a cube maze, check this blog in the near future for pictures. Below are examples drawn when he was 5-7 years old. Download them from the downloads page. Watch a computer animated solution here
this maze was drawn on a train going to Munich
a lovely maze with a long solution
a wonderful circular maze
lots of transporters
a very difficult maze from Lee-Kuo
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By now you must have realized we have lots of Japanese crochet books, they have many wonderful cute animals and ideas. These hand dusters are one of those cute ideas that my wife liked and so she made quite a few different versions.
Japanese dusters my wife made
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