[Nfb-krafters-korner] Congratulations!
slery
slerythema at insightbb.com
Mon Aug 2 02:37:09 UTC 2010
Lynda,
This is exactly what the NFB is all about. Now you know why NFB members are
so enthusiastic about spreading the word.
Cindy S.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> River Woman
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:19 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Congratulations!
>
>
> Amen, Sister Dixie! Thank you so much. I am celebrating! A
> former professor
> I had has invited Bob and I to lunch next week to celebrate.
> She was my
> fibers art professor and a friend ever since I met her as an
> undergrad art
> major. This means so mch to me since it gives me the
> opportunity for others
> to "see" that sight loss does not have to render a person
> useless and that
> we can go forward dispite our losses if we just keep on going
> and trusting
> in God to help us day by day. This group is such an
> inspiration to me and I
> am sure to everyone on it as well. You guys are the first
> blind people I
> have met who do not just give up and quit doing things due to
> blindness. You
> are high energy, enthusiastic, motivating, and CRAZY
> people!!! And, I mean
> that in a good way.
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> www.lyndalambert.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Congratulations!
>
>
> > Lynda,
> >
> > Congratulations! You go girl!
> >
> > Thank you God for this wonderful blessing in Lynda's life!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dixie
> >
> > ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
> > ISAIAH 57: 15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits
> > eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place,
> > with him who has a contrite and humble
> > spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive
> the heart of the
> > contrite ones.
> > ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River
> > Woman
> > Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:38 AM
> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This Small World
> >
> > 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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