[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around

[River Woman]

Hello Dick,
All I can say is what a lucky goy your nephew is to have an uncle lilke YOU! 
You can make such a big difference in his life and your attitude is amazing. 
You describe what you want to do, and you are describing exactly the 
qualities that an artist/artisan must have:
putting your hands into materials
making a mess
exploring tactile effects and substances
using materials as a means of taking an adventure into the unknown and 
unexplored
PLAYING and being a child, at any age.

I am a former Fine Arts Professor, and just lost my sight less than three 
years ago...you are exactly the kind of person who excelled in the art 
studio courses and when you relay this kind of thinking to your nephew 
through various projects you will do WITH him, you will be making ART 
together no matter the materials or projects. Go for it.

Art/Crafts are for everyone to enjoy and we learn things through them that 
cannot be learned in any other way.
Lynda
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:28 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around


> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm Dick and found out about this list through a teacher who works with 
> blind kids.  I hope this list is for everyone, including sighted folks.
>
> I am helping to raise my little nephew, and he's a totally blind kid who 
> is perhaps a tad socially delayed for his age.  I mainly try to spend a 
> lot of time with him and wanted to see how much he and I could do together 
> to stimulate him a bit.  He has been very over-protected by his mom, who 
> means very well but sometimes doesn't know whether or not to let him do 
> things on his own.
> I realize most guys don't really get into crafts, but I think working with 
> your hands can be fun and I have no problem with it.
> I hope there are other guys on this list to share with as well.
>
> One of the things my little nephew is not used to doing or maybe doesn't 
> like doing is to do a lot of exploring with his hands.  He's not been 
> encouraged.  In addition, he doesn't really like getting his hands dirty 
> or into things, because he's always been taught to sit still and stay 
> clean and all that stuff that most children don't do!
> I'd love to expose him to this sort of thing and perhaps get into things 
> where it will be inevitable for us to put our hands in things and get a 
> little messy.
>
> Is this out of the ordinary for blind kids, and am I doing the right thing 
> by wanting to work with him and play doing things with him?  Is this a 
> good list for good crafts and such?
>
> I'd love feedback and ideas.
>
> Dick Carlson
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