[Nfb-krafters-korner] models

[River Woman]

Joseli, I so agree with you. I know that people can be taught techniques, 
and can do things in art, but an artist is born that way and there is a very 
big difference in the mind-spirit-body of the artist that cannot be taught 
no matter how many classes one takes nor how many opportunities one may 
have. There is that "something" that is inherent in a person who is an 
artist and it cannot be taught. I believe the artist embodies the collective 
unconscious  -  and uses it all the time in all they do. I can understand 
why your pieces that are done by bypassing the conscious mind are much more 
interesting than tings you think about when working. That makes sense. Lynda 
River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] models


>I think the hand memory is something your either born with or not.  I come
> from an artistic family, my mother being good with picture painting and
> other such crafts and my father being a craftsman with wood and other
> building materials, I am a sculpter, and am told by friends that my 
> pictures
> aren't bad.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Becky
> Frankeberger
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 3:05 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] models
>
> Dick part of the joys of being blind is getting that wonderful sense of 
> what
> things look like by touching models. My dad tried to describe what a tree
> looked like.  To me and my limited vision it looked like a round ball on a
> stick.  Funny how when I touched a small tree how that tree suddenly had
> depth to it, branches, leaves.  It was no longer a big ball of my 
> childhood
> but a living plant growing, dropping its leave after they changed color.
> Wow, that is still so miraculous to me.  But now I understand how trees
> change.  My Uncle also helped as he hated climbing trees to pick the 
> apples
> he loved to eat and sell.  So he planted four trees low and into the 
> ground.
> I then could touch that big ball and feel how the branches twist up on
> themselves, grows off from a bigger branch, and I a little person could
> learn when to pick an apple.
>
> Did you know you can tell what type of tree you are touching by the way 
> the
> bark is shaped and modeled?  It is true. The fur trees in my yard indeed 
> are
> far rougher and modeled more than the cedar trees in my yard.   The red
> maple feels different than the others also.
>
> When I was in DC they had models of the capitol Building, White House,
> Washington Monument, and some other important buildings. That gave me a 
> good
> idea of what they looked like.  I remember touching a model of a horse, 
> and
> then I had a good idea what Mister Ed looked like.  I still can't figure 
> out
> how he talked lol.  I guess if you can talk, you can dial a phone with a
> pencil, lol.  I still love that TV show.  I never touched a gun until into
> my fifties.  I have touched all sorts from shot guns to Glocks. Hey it is 
> a
> lifetime of learning for all of us, smile.
>
> At seven Willy is fascinated by Dinosaurs. They are all shaped differently
> thus he can identify them.  The same with old cars, if that is an 
> interest.
>
> You could build forts with blocks to keep the Dinosaurs outside. Build a
> house just for the Dinosaurs. Make then sink into the mud, giggle.  Build 
> a
> landscape for the Dinosaurs with clay, so they can eat each other,
> 'r'rr'r'rowl! (I spelled that last word wrong on purpose, as I made the
> speech roar.), smile.  WE like having fun also with each other.
>
> We met a sweet little girl at the bank one day.  She became aware that we
> had guide dogs.  She never touched a real dog before.  So she got to touch
> ours.  My husband had at the time a huge chocolate labby, and I had a 
> sweet
> golden retriever.  She found out that labbys kiss a lot and have velvety
> ears, and goldens are really soft with long hair.  She only got as far as
> the harness and that was good for fifty questions.  She was so great we
> could have talked with her all day, smile. But we had a bus coming and her
> grandma looked like she was getting board or something.
>
> Touching animals is so cool. Then taking the clay and try to remember how
> the animal felt and was shaped is cool also.  I have good hand memory,
> meaning I can touch something and make that shape with clay or yarn.  Some
> people don't.  I think partly it has to be developed.
>
> Warm hugs,
>
> Becky and Jake
>
>
>
>
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