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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Oh, Linda! Thank you for your time and teaching!
You are exactly right and Dr. Jernigan would be pleased. He'd be winking at
me,"Ahhh, Patty! You are not thinking this through!" I love learning and to
combine it with philosophy and art...just wonderful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>I don't mean to gush, Linda, but oh
well!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Thank you and I am sharing this information from
you with Amber Mooney from the Iris Network.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Patty Estes</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=llambert@zoominternet.net
href="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">Lynda Lambert</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> Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artists-making-art] In the
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Enclosed: 3 essays to accompany 3 of my art works
- </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><A
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target=_blank>http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/5340854-74/art-arts-vision#axzz2qftU80BU</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>I had to laugh at the tactile art description you
gave here. I understand!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>My own art is made exactly as I made my art for
the past 30 plus years - I do not think "tactile" at all, but I think
"conceptual art." Since I lost my sight 7 years ago, this is something I have
encountered, that a blind artist would not be held to the same standards as a
sighted artist. That would put me in a very tenuous position, as an
artist. When I enter my work in exhibitions it is almost never known by
the juror that I have sight loss. It is only after the work is on
exhibition that anyone comes to know that about the artist who made it. Blind
artists must be held to the same standards as any other artist who expects to
be included in high quality exhibitions, I believe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>The event that occurred last week was a
culmination of a series of workshops taught by professional artists who worked
with blind people - the artist had to learn HOW blind people learn things and
how they envision concepts, and how to place or use the tools and materials so
that they are usable to the blind person. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>All of the people who took these workshops were
blind - and some of them were artists in other mediums than what they did at
the workshops, but most had no art background. They had the desire to learn
and as with all people, no sight is ever necessary to use the imagination and
intuition - which all artists must have to produce their work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>I have no experience in putting together a show
that is blind accessable - I will be doing it in March for the first time, at
the Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton, PA. It is a two-person exhibition with
my pottery and mixed media fiber works, and a painter who is legally blind. We
both use the Acrobat CCTV to produce our work. I use it for doing my mixed
media pieces, but I use only touch for my pottery work.My vision is very low,
considered to be "profound sight loss." The painter I am doing the show will
is at the opposite end of the spectrum, and is "legally blind."
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>One problem for many people with a small amount
of vision is the colors of the gallery and the pedestals - white and white. It
is blinding to most people with sight loss. They need strong contrast to "see"
the space - and to walk in the space. Since most shows have white
pedestals, white walks, and wooden floors - it is a nightmare to navigate for
a blind person. I can only see strong contrasts, and in such a light space, I
have to have on special glasses because that much light would give me severe
headaches, and make me unable to see anything at all. With contrasts, I do not
even need to use my white cane as I can navagate the space very
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>The show we are doing in March will have braille
labels along with text labels for the works. My pottery would be
considered tactile and could be seen by touch - my mixed media works could not
be touched at all - so they would hav to have a description. We will have a
short video that will run on a loop - it will show the progression of some of
the works from beginning to end - and it will have voices behind the photos of
the works that will be describing the work and the process. But, it will not
be an instructional kind of description - it will be carefully written
essays or poems, that will be read. The essay will focus on the CONCEPT, with
mention of process in it. I will enclose one of my essays that will
accompany one of the pieces so you can get the idea I am working
with.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>If I can be of any further help, please just ask
me. This is a very exciting thing, TOUCH ART, isn't it! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Lynda McKinney Lambert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.lyndalambert.com">http://www.lyndalambert.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pece03@gmail.com href="mailto:pece03@gmail.com">Patricia C.
Estes</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, January 21, 2014 7:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artists-making-art] In
the NEWS today!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Hi Linda,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Patty Estes in Maine here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>I am working with a woman from the Iris
Center for the Blind to help to make our state museum and a couple of our
more famous art museums (Portland Art Museum and the Farnsworth Museum with
the Wyeth Center) accessible to the blind through audio description. We are
just starting and I am wondering if you could point me to a process or
standard that is used successfully.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Also, we have had an art exhibit by disabled
people, but I am wondering if an art exhibit by blind artists
needs/should/would be expected to be all tactile entries? Were there any
visual pieces with description at the event you just participated
in?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>This is so wonderful-thank you for opening
doors for the rest of us!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Patty Estes</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=llambert@zoominternet.net
href="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">Lynda Lambert</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, January 21, 2014 5:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artists-making-art] In
the NEWS today!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Hi Ann,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>A film was made during the course of these
workshops and it was launched at the seminar last Thursday
afternoon. It was a two hour program, with an enormous attendance of
blind and sighted people. There were many conversations happening
between the two groups and lots of mingling and mixing - not a situation
where blind people are here, and sighted people are there, and the two
never really mix which is often the case. It was a most wonderful day,
celebrating an entire series of interactive workshops since last summer.
Discussions are now going on for developing the next round of programming
and grant funding. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>For the March show, I will be showing pottery
and mixed-media fibers (bead working). AS for how many
pieces:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial>Fibers_ for
Walls:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>14<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial>Fibers_
Talisman: 8<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial>Pottery for
Walls:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>10<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial>Pottery_ For
flat display: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Boxes:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>16<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Platters:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>3<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Installation Group: 1<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Bowls: 10</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"
class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Lynda</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<A title=Ann@acunningham.com
href="mailto:Ann@acunningham.com">Ann@acunningham.com</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, January 21, 2014
1:04 PM</DIV>
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<DIV>This is really fantastic, both the article and your art! Beautiful.
I wish Be nice to get in touch with that piece. Do you think the
other artists might want to join us on this listserv? It would be nice
to get more threads going. Congratulations. </DIV>
<DIV>Is there any chance I could listen to a recording of the panel
discussion? </DIV>
<DIV>How many pieces do you anticipate having ready for your March
exhibit?</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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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times"><A
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Hello friends!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>I am so excited to be able to share this
beautiful story with you today. It is in the today's issue of the
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - you can read the story, and click on the
photos. You'll find ME there, with my art work. The photo was taken
after the Touch Art Seminar on Thursday, at the Pittsburgh Center for
the Arts. I was one of the four panelists at the seminar - and
there was a large audience in attendance. It was such a fulfilling and
educational day for all of us!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>My piece I am with in the photo in
today's Tribune Review is: <FONT color=#800000><STRONG><EM> The
Dragon's Healing Breastplate. <FONT color=#000000>It's</FONT>
</EM></STRONG></FONT> on display at the Pittsburgh Center for the
Arts, just two more days, as part of The New Collective
exhibition. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Click here to read the
article:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><A
href="http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/5340854-74/art-arts-vision#axzz2qftU80BU"
target=_blank>http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/5340854-74/art-arts-vision#axzz2qftU80BU</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>This particular art work is so
special to me because it's creation became my pathway
to the healing of my personal and professional life after
I suffered profound sight loss in 2007. I had started
work on this piece just prior to my sight loss. The piece became the
driving force that propelled me to wholeness. I was determined
to be the ARTIST I had been my entire life, and I struggled through
the creation of this work for nearly 6 (SIX) years before I was able
to complete it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>You will be able to see this work, and
many other of my newest pieces in an upcoming exhibition at the
Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton, PA. I'll be doing a 2 person show
with Suzanne Gibson. The opening will be <STRONG><U><FONT
color=#008000>Friday night, March 7th - from 6 - 9
pm.</FONT></U></STRONG> It will be a Wine and Cheese reception and I
would be so pleased if you would mark your calendar and come see the
new works in pottery and mixed-media bead working I have done
especially for this exhibition. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>This is your PERSONAL invitation from
ME!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Thanks a million for your long-time
support of my art career.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>With best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>Lynda McKinney Lambert, MFA<BR>Artist,
Educator, Author<BR>104 River Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117<BR><A
href="http://www.lyndalambert.com"
target=_blank>http://www.lyndalambert.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>You can visit my website (above) for
current information on publications, exhibitions, lectures, and new
work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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