[Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Mon Dec 6 17:54:35 UTC 2010 

Yes, and also Native American Sand Painting - lots to try.

But besides the art, forgive me for being so enthusiastic, but that is how I 
am....ok...go ahead a DANCE around the house while you are at it.  It's very 
cool.
Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!


> There's a type of painting from India—not sure if it's just used for the 
> Diwali celebration or if they make them year-round. But the "paint" was 
> rice flour, water, and food coloring. I was able to feel what I was doing 
> when a bunch of us made them. Basically the rice flour was made into a 
> paste, and the paste was painted onto the paper. I think it was a type of 
> mandala. But we hadpeople  making everything from 'my pretzel to kiddos' 
> handprints.
>
> Terrence
>
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> On Dec 6, 2010, at 4:17 AM, "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, finger painting could be so beautiful.  You can also add some 
>> textures into the paint so that he knows what color he is using.  Maybe 
>> try a black and white painting first of all.  Put some sand into the 
>> black paint, and leave the white paint as it is in the jar or tube.  That 
>> way he can FEEL the colors, too. After it is dry, when he lays his 
>> fingers, hand, over it, he will know the pattern he has made because of 
>> the two textures and the shapes they will form.
>>
>> You can then go on to do the paintings in other color combinations and 
>> can add a third color that will have a different texture to it - coffee 
>> grounds work well. Small pebbles.  Chopped up paper, cardboard. etc.
>>
>> I would just stick with two colors and two textures for a few paintings 
>> to begin with. Let him get used to that, and then, if he wants to, move 
>> on to doing something with three colors. This way you can also teach him 
>> how a color has a compliment, etc. Pick up a color wheel at your art 
>> supply store, look it over, and you will see how colors work with each 
>> other and you can talk about that eventually if he is interested.
>>
>> You know, there are MANY MANY blind painters, and artists. You can find 
>> them on the www and read about how they do it. Looks to me like you may 
>> have found a little artist residing inside of Will.
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Carlson" 
>> <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>; "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>>
>>
>>> Interesting. I didn't even think about that. I didn't think he'd get 
>>> anything out of that since he has no sight. Thanks for the idea.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Lauren Merryfield <lauren1 at catliness.com>
>>>> Sent: Dec 5, 2010 9:56 PM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Another idea, if you really want him to get used to getting his fingers 
>>>> in
>>>> stuff is finger painting.  You could use different colors and talk 
>>>> about
>>>> them.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Lauren
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ramona Walhof" <rwnfbi at q.com>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:22 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dick,  I am so glad you are sticking with this little boy.  He is 
>>>>> lucky to
>>>>> have you.
>>>>>
>>>>> you might see if he wants to bake cookies.  He may like to measure and
>>>>> dump ingredients into the mixture.  He may like to mix with his hands, 
>>>>> but
>>>>> he may not.  If you use a dough that makes into balls, that is 
>>>>> definitely
>>>>> something he can do if he likes it.  Yes, he may like to eat some 
>>>>> dough,
>>>>> too, a a little won't hurt him.  Arranging balls on a cookie sheet is
>>>>> something else he can learn, and flattening balls may also be 
>>>>> something he
>>>>> likes. Decorating Christmas may not be the thing, but who knows?  Good 
>>>>> old
>>>>> chocolate chip or peanutbutter are the most likely.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rolling snakes and balls out of playdough may also be a good use of 
>>>>> hands,
>>>>> pounding it flat, cutting it with plastic scissors, etc.  If playdough
>>>>> attracts, you can often get sets of playdough tools, maybe for 
>>>>> Christmas.
>>>>> They are cheap plastic, but often are enjoyable as long as they last.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ramona
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Carlson" 
>>>>> <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>; "List for blind crafters and 
>>>>> artists"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 7:29 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello everyone!  Great to write you all again.
>>>>>> I wanted to let you guys know, since you've been quite supportive 
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> today, Will finished the collage!  As I told you, it had been several
>>>>>> weekends that we hadn't seen one another, or if we did, we didn't do 
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> for much time.  Due to colds and going out of town and such, today 
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> the first day we were able to spend some hours together.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Believe it or not, it's pretty sunny here, so we were able to go 
>>>>>> outside
>>>>>> for a while and go to the near by park so that he could play on the
>>>>>> swings and whatever else he wanted.  He's definitely more of a 
>>>>>> swinger.
>>>>>> Not many kids were at the park today, so he had a swing to himself 
>>>>>> for a
>>>>>> while.  He did take his cane.  A couple of times, when we'd begin 
>>>>>> getting
>>>>>> ready to walk, he still kept it folded and in his pocket.  I told him 
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> would be a lot better for him to have it out.  I guess that when he 
>>>>>> went
>>>>>> with my folks for Thanksgiving, neither they nor my sister really did
>>>>>> anything to get him to incorporate the cane whenever they went out
>>>>>> because he said that he was told it got in the way.  Oh well, I'll 
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> change that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, when we got home and ate some lunch, I asked if he wanted to
>>>>>> finish the collage, and he said he did.  He asked if I would help 
>>>>>> him,
>>>>>> and I told him I would.  Between the two of us, we got the rest of 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> little scraps and materials and put them on the paper that got put on 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> cardboard.  There wasn't too much left for him to do, as it wasn't 
>>>>>> too
>>>>>> big, but it was enough to keep us entertained for a little while, 
>>>>>> anyway!
>>>>>> He did get a little better at finding places to put the materials and
>>>>>> finding spaces where they could be pasted.  Good for him.  Sometimes,
>>>>>> watching him, I wanted to (and sometimes did) help him and show him 
>>>>>> where
>>>>>> would be good.  But, he was able to do more on his own and get them
>>>>>> pasted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, he was happy when we were done!  He said he'd never really done
>>>>>> anything like that before, because all they really did in school was 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> draw.  That's why when you recommended doing some kind of idea like 
>>>>>> this,
>>>>>> it really fit the bill!  He could finally say he had a project for
>>>>>> himself.  And, with some of the items we used, I did talk to him 
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> colors, just so he knew a bit of what they were.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think he's believing me a bit more about how fun this stuff can be 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> that not everything has to be completely perfect and neat and stuff 
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> that.  In fact, he asked if we were going to do more things like 
>>>>>> these,
>>>>>> and I asked if he wanted to do more.  He said he would.  This was a 
>>>>>> great
>>>>>> step for him!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The pasting part was a little better.  He still had initial 
>>>>>> leeriness,
>>>>>> but that wasn't too big of a deal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So...one project done, and many more to come!!  Any advice or 
>>>>>> opinions on
>>>>>> what could be next would be fantastic for us.  I kind of think it 
>>>>>> might
>>>>>> be a good thing to build on the things we've done so far.  I also 
>>>>>> want
>>>>>> him to be able to use his hands again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What a great time!  We're thrilled to have finished and I'm happy 
>>>>>> that it
>>>>>> went well.
>>>>>>
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