[Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World

AUDREY WELLNER rencraft at snet.net
Sun Aug 1 04:38:01 UTC 2010 

Lynda, 
   Simply magnificent!  Wow, not one show, but two! I thought I was doing good with a whole month, but this gives me the hope that more people will take notice of fabric artists and reward all the fabulous costume makers of the stage and screen with shows of recognition in their field. They're artists in their own right. 
   Lynda, thank you for being part of our group. We each join in celebrating when we hear of your achievements on your new life path. We were given life and the challenges that go along with it and what we do in repayment of that gift really matters. 
    Huzzah!
    Audrey Wellner, Secretary
   NFB Krafters Korner
PS  Lynda, We got some great publicity on our Theatre Arts Comes Alive show. It was picked up on the front page of the local paper, a 3 page spread in a CT publication, "The Review" and one of the ladies costume made "The NY Times". Yah! 
--- On Sat, 7/31/10, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net> wrote:


From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:37 AM


Speaking of God's delightrul surprises, here is what happened to me yesterday:

A regional gallery director called me to offer me a one person show of my pottery and beadwork for September 2011. This came "out of the blue" as I had not approached the museum, nor had even thought of it.

Here is how it happened:  The director put together an 8 person show for this Sept. and I am part of a group of artists, Associated ARtists of Pittsburgh. She put together an 8 person show, and I am one of the 8. So, I had to send her some photos of my pottery for publicity.

The pictures arrived by email. She copied them, and took them to a meeting of the art committee and the committee wanted to feature my work in a one person show for NEXT year, as well as the 8 person show for THIS year. I was very excited and very surprised.

This year marks the first time in 3 years, since sight loss, that I ahve been able to begin exhibiting again. Just a year ago I had thought that my exhibition life was over and I could see no way I could ever be the person I was before sight loss. A year makes a world of difference! When I had to change from being the painter I had always been, to a pottery, I just did it with no thoughts of ever being in gallery/juseum shows again. God is truly amazing and I am so thankful for this opportunity. I am also thankful for this list and the encouragement I have had here from some of you. You have made a BIG difference in my life and I thank you.
Lynda Lambert

River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World


> Yes, isn't that amazing?  God does work in mysterious ways, but that's another topic entirely, and it could take lots of pages.  *smile*  Let's just say, you never know where you will end up and what you might do. Well, the plans of mice and men ...
> 
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com
> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
>  ----- Original Message -----  From: River Woman
>  To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:02 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World
> 
> 
>  Methinks sometimes the ways of God are not so mysterious! You filed
>  handicrafts class, and I was not permitted to take art throughout high
>  school...you had to pass a "drawing" test, and I apparently did not draw the
>  stupid pile of football gear well enough to be allowed into the art club.
>  God does have a tremendous sense of humor I think.
>  Lynda Lambert
>  River Road Studio, Since 1976
>  www.lyndalambert.com
>  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>  To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:40 AM
>  Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World
> 
> 
>  > But I already thought we were packed like sardines.  *smile*  Please say
>  > hello to everyone.  Alaska was a difficult place to live for me.  I don't
>  > think you can be neutral about Alaska; you either love it, or you hate it.
>  > I can't imagine being in the middle.  *smile*  Please especially say hello
>  > to Lowell, Arlee, and Karen.  I don't know if I know anyone else who works
>  > there anymore.  Well, Al Waldron might still work there.  I wonder how
>  > he's doing.  Did you, or do you make it to NFB conventions?  We have had
>  > crafters' tables there for the last two years.  It would be interesting to
>  > see what crafts you work with.  How I ended up being a bead artist after
>  > seriously failing handicrafts in school is beyond me.  Methinks God has a
>  > great sense of humor.
>  >
>  > Warm regards,
>  > Sahar Husseini
>  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
>  > www.saharscreations.com
>  > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  > Michael Jordan
>  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  From: Terrence van Ettinger
>  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  >  Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:47 PM
>  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] (no subject)
>  >
>  >
>  >  I think if this world gets any smaller we're all going to be smushed like
>  > sardines!  '-)  That's exactly what I do; I took over the computer and
>  > Braille position there a little over 3 years ago.  I'd heard you mentioned
>  > a couple of times from Karen etc.
>  >  Interestingly, there are some who do beading on kumihimo, though I
>  > haven't tried doing it that way myself.  Both kumihimo and lucet are
>  > cord-making techniques.  Inkle-weaving is a weaving technique that creates
>  > a fairly narrow band of fabric, with the warp being the visible part of
>  > the material and the weft mostly out of sight, except at the edges. The
>  > warp is wrapped around the pegs of the loom, with alternating strands
>  > being held down by threads called heddles, so that you weave the weft into
>  > the "sheds" left when the non-heddled threads are alternately raised and
>  > then lowered.
>  >
>  >  Terrence
>  >
>  >  Twitter: www.twitter.com/terrencevane
>  >  Kingdoms Live Code: bgc5a6
>  >
>  >  On Jul 24, 2010, at 9:46 AM, "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>  > wrote:
>  >
>  >  > Hi Terrence,
>  >  >
>  >  > Welcome to the group.  Talk, to me about all of those crafts.  I am an
>  > ignoramus, pretty much, about any other craft, except for beading.  Do
>  > you, per chance, work at the Alaska Center for the Blind?  I used to be
>  > the computer teacher there, until I left in 2001.
>  >  >
>  >  > Warm regards,
>  >  > Sahar Husseini
>  >  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
>  >  > www.saharscreations.com
>  >  > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>  >  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  >  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  >  > Michael Jordan
>  >  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  >  From: Terrence van Ettinger
>  >  >  To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>  >  >  Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:50 AM
>  >  >  Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] (no subject)
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  Hello, all,
>  >  >  Just thought I'd go ahead and give you all a bit of an intro, having
>  > just come on board last night.  I do a couple different crafts, mostly
>  > things I've taken up in the SCA over the past 3 years, some of which I
>  > practice fairly regularly, others I sort of dabble in.  My 2 most frequent
>  > craft types are kumihimo braiding and lucet, though I am trying to pick up
>  > inkle weaving more consistently.  I also have a coiled basket that I've
>  > been working on sporadically for some time now, and occasionally do a bit
>  > of leather work.  I think I've leaned toward the cord-making methods so
>  > much because of their portability.  For a while, I was a woodturner,
>  > before I moved to take my current job, but that didn't work out for a
>  > number of reasons.  I have also dabbled a bit in Origami, but it's been a
>  > while.  It's something I mean to pick up again at some point though and
>  > learn a few more designs.  I'm looking forward to hearing from everyone
>  > and perhaps picking up some new ideas.  And if anyo
>  >   ne
>  >  >    has questions about anything I've mentioned, I'll be more than happy
>  > to explain/answer anything.
>  >  >
>  >  >  Terrence
>  >  >
>  >  >  Twitter: www.twitter.com/terrencevane
>  >  >  Kingdoms Live Code: bgc5a6
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