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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I so agree with you Heather.  Being an artist 
is something that involves the entire being of the individual and not just one 
body part, the eyes. It is coordination of the entire body and spirit that makes 
the art. Lynda</FONT></DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=ademarsico@sympatico.ca href="mailto:ademarsico@sympatico.ca">Angelo 
  DeMarsico</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
  title=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org 
  href="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">An exploration of art by and for 
  blind persons</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:47 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artists-making-art] 
  exhibit</DIV>
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  <DIV>Indeed!     Angelo </DIV>
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  <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hkdawn@yahoo.com 
  href="mailto:hkdawn@yahoo.com">Heather Kirkwood</A> </DIV>
  <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 19, 2011 11:23 PM</DIV>
  <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org 
  href="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">An exploration of art by and for 
  blind persons</A> </DIV>
  <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artists-making-art] exhibit</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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        <DIV><FONT size=5>I think it's a lot like what we teach kids about the 
        sciences, or other activities - that vision has nothing to do with what 
        you can choose to do in life, and what you might enjoy. Get out there, 
        try new things, and have fun! </FONT></DIV>
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        <DIV><FONT size=5>My trouble with art as a kid was my art was always 
        used against me. Because I did something that everyone thought of as 
        visual, when my parents would try to get appropriate services for me, my 
        art was held up as proof that I didn't need them. In fact, I needed them 
        quite badly! I think loved ones also used my artwork to deny that I had 
        bad vision. Now, not sure how that works into a lesson, but just 
        saying....grin! I shouldn't have to choose in the sighted or blind world 
        as some sort of way to define my "vision" or lack thereof. One has 
        little to do with the other. I do what I do because I like it. 
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        <DIV><FONT size=4>Heather Kirkwood</FONT></DIV>
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        <DIV><FONT size=4>Personal blog: <A 
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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, Kendra 
        Schaber <I><Baltimore777@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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          Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777@comcast.net><BR>Subject: Re: 
          [Artists-making-art] exhibit<BR>To: "An exploration of art by and for 
          blind persons" <artists-making-art@nfbnet.org><BR>Date: Monday, 
          December 19, 2011, 6:44 PM<BR><BR>
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          <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all, that would be an interesting 
          idea! If we were to do a workshop, we would have to think about what 
          we would want to teach blind children. What do you think? 
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          <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kendra Schaber </FONT></DIV>
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            <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A 
            title=zwasif@fau.edu 
            href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=zwasif@fau.edu" 
            target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:zwasif@fau.edu">Zunaira 
            T. Wasif</A> </DIV>
            <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" 
            target=_blank rel=nofollow 
            ymailto="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">An exploration of art 
            by and for blind persons</A> </DIV>
            <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 19, 2011 
            12:36 PM</DIV>
            <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 
            [Artists-making-art] exhibit</DIV>
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            <DIV>A tactile exhibit would be awesome.  I'm going to be in 
            Dallis, and would help put something together.  We should have 
            some sort of workshop for children or something as well, 
            maybe?  What do you think.   </DIV>
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            <DIV>On 12/17/11 10:21 PM, <A 
            href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ann@acunningham.com" 
            target=_blank rel=nofollow 
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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><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono, times">Ann 
              Cunningham</SPAN></DIV>
              <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono, times"><SPAN 
              style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tactile 
              Art - a creative way to see the 
              world!</SPAN></EM></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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                introduction<BR>From: "Lynda J. Lambert" <<A 
                href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=llambert@zoominternet.net" 
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                ymailto="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">llambert@zoominternet.net</A>><BR>Date: 
                Mon, December 12, 2011 11:51 am<BR>To: <<A 
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                <DIV class=yiv1857918117MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 class=yiv1857918117MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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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                <DIV class=yiv1857918117MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lynda 
                (River Woman)</DIV></DIV>
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