[Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World

[River Woman]

Audrey, the publicity your show received is well deserved and that is 
wonderful! Just keep on going, and there will be more shows for you and your 
fiber arts/costume designing friends in the future. Never quit! The rewards 
come. I admire you so much and love your sense of adventure in everything 
you do. Lynda
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AUDREY WELLNER" <rencraft at snet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World


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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