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<DIV><FONT size=5><STRONG>HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012</STRONG></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 12/19/11, Patricia C. Estes <I><pece03@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Century Gothic">What I do is not tactile or completely touchable. Thanks, </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Century Gothic">Maine</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">An exploration of art by and for blind persons</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Is anyone interested in seeing if we can put together a tactile art exhibit in Dallas at the 2012 NFB Convention? I know I would like to show some new work. Anyone else care to ship art to Dallas for the week or as much time as we can arrange?  Ann</DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv2099933335wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] introduction<BR>From: "Lynda J. Lambert" <<A href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=llambert@zoominternet.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">llambert@zoominternet.net</A>><BR>Date: Mon, December 12, 2011 11:51 am<BR>To: <<A href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">artists-making-art@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><BR>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" class=yiv2099933335MsoNormal>I was so excited to learn of a list for artists at NFB.  I am a retired Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities. I lost my sight 4 years ago.  I had been a painter/printmaker and after sight loss I began making pottery.  After four years of working on relearning to do it non-visually, I am finally back to exhibiting my work in juried exhibitions and just recently had my first museum one-person exhibition last Sept./Oct.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" class=yiv2099933335MsoNormal>With the aid of a great cc tv, the Acrobat, I have figured out how to once again do encrusted beadworking, and I am extremely happy to be doing that again. I had just started to learn it before my sight loss. I had thought that I would never be able to do it again, but I am!</DIV>
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