[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!

Fri May 20 22:26:27 UTC 2011

I would be so happy if anyone on this crafters list could attend my opening 
reception, or even come see the show at any time during the three weeks it 
is up in the gallery.  I would meet you at the gallery and walk you through 
the show, LET me KNOW.

The gallery is at the Merrick Art Gallery and Museum, New Brighton, PA 
Opening is a wine and cheese reception on Friday night, September 9 from 6-8 
pm. It will be a BIG celebration for it is my first one person show since 
losing my sight and I AM CELEBRATING!!!   I had thought I would never do art 
again when I lost my sight - but I am BACK at IT - only now, instead of 
painting, I am making pottery.

The show is up from Sept 9 through October 2.

New Brighton is about 1/2 hour from Pittsburgh - so yes, anyone who is in 
the Pittsburgh area would be able to get here very easily.  Also, near 
Youngstown, Ohio.

I would absolutely LOVE for some of my friends here to come -

Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!

> Lynda,  please be sure to give us the details of your show.  If it is 
> going
> to be in Pittsburg and I have enough notice, I might be able to arrange to
> visit my brother and sister-in-law and come see your exhibit.
>
> Annette
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 8:17 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>
> Your bowl sounds lovely, Annette.
> I know what you mean about kiln work. I do all my glazing and kiln firings
> at a local arts center - I sign up for the pottery course which is four
> times a year. I have been doing this since I lost my sight nearly 4 years
> ago. I thought about buying a kiln and doing all my own firing here and
> putting in a full pottery shop in my studio, but decided that I do not 
> want
> to do that. I do work with the clay in my studio here, then after it is
> hardened, it is transported to the art center for glazing/firings. It 
> works
> just fine for me and this way it remains fun and not a JOB. I am a retired
> art professor, and I do not need to put in a full shop and them have to 
> work
> at it like a job. This way, it is relaxed and remains fun for me.
>
> I will be having my first one person exhibition at a museum gallery in 
> Sept
> - first since sight loss. So, I have been working constantly getting my
> things ready for this show. It is an enormous JOB, with many many details 
> to
> be done months in advance. Lots more to do than just show up with the
> finished pottery.
>
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>
>
>>I am not ready for kiln work.
>>
>> A couple of years ago a friend and I took my daughter to a Paint Your Own
>> Pottery shop.  I selected a dog bowl.  Before glazing it, I placed strips
>> of
>> scotch tape randomly over the bowl.  I then glazed the outside of the 
>> bowl
>> and left the inside plain.  My daughter drew a little dog bone down in 
>> the
>> bottom of the inside of the bowl.  I use the bowl as a candy dish on my
>> desk
>> at work.  I have it sitting on a round doyly I knitted with a "short row"
>> pattern.
>>
>> Annette
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:38 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>
>> You can call craft shops to see who has it.  Or, go on-line and find it
>> and
>> have it shipped to you.
>>
>> I use clay from  Standard  Ceramic Supply in Carnegie, PA.  They ship it.
>> but this clay requires using a kiln. I use the 103 and 105 Low Fire 
>> Clays,
>> and I use the 553 Mid-Fire Clays in my work. I buy my glazes from this
>> place, too. They will ship anything anywhere.
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>
>>
>>> Lynda,
>>>
>>> Where do you get these types of clay.  I really miss playing with clay.
>>> I
>>> loved it when my daughter was into play dough and Model Magic.  I have
>>> fond
>>> memories of being a kid and playing with Silly Putty and that green clay
>>> that was hard and stiff until you worked it in your hands for a while. 
>>> I
>>> can't say that I was too fond of the smell left on your hands from it.
>>>
>>> On my list of ToDo's is to take a Potter's wheel class.  I had a chance
>>> to
>>> use one when I was a kid at the residential school for the blind, but
>>> never
>>> got to spend as much time doing it as I would have liked.
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:17 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>>
>>> Have you thought of clay? You can get self hardening clay, or even clay
>>> that
>>> is low fire that you could fire in your home oven.  To pick up on the
>>> idea
>>> of using things fron nature that was suggested, you could use leaves 
>>> with
>>> the clay, too.  You roll it out with a rolling pin, then roll the leaves
>>> or
>>> small twigs into the clay. Then give the "slab" a shape by slumping it
>>> over
>>> some soft material or wadded up newspaper....He can make some really 
>>> nice
>>> nature inspired plates or bowls this way and he can FEEL the images he
>>> has
>>> made as well as the shape. After firing this clay, give it a couple 
>>> coats
>>> of
>>> Johnson's Mop and Glow floor wax.  It will bring out the beautty and 
>>> soft
>>> sheen of this clay.  You could add a little food coloring to the floor
>>> wax
>>> if you want a soft color on the clay as well.
>>> Lynda River Woman
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:46 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Welcome back dick.  How about introducing him to the flowers and the
>>>> trees, I mean the different kind of leaves.  Kids like to press leaves
>>>> in a book and learn their shape.  Flowers are fun to smell, feal and
>>>> learn to identify.  Even nuts in the fall.  How about going to a farm 
>>>> or
>>> zoo.
>>>> When I was a kid I played with American bricks, every time I got.  I
>>>> liked to build houses, churches and cabins out of Lincon Logs.  I
>>>> think they might even have some that they can make things like cars,
>>>> trucks and rockets.  They are fun and not messy.  It teaches a kid
>>>> about building and creativity.
>>>> Terry P.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Dick Carlson [mailto:dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:32 AM
>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>>>
>>>> Hello again everybody!
>>>>
>>>> Dick Carlson here once again.  I had to get off many lists for the
>>>> past three months due to being so busy and not available as much for a
>>>> lot of email.
>>>> I had to get back on.
>>>> Anyway, this was a good list for good ideas and I hope to write from
>>>> time to time.
>>>> You guys remember me dealing a lot with my nephew Willy, who just
>>>> turned seven years old.
>>>> He's been in school and is doing quite well for what all he's been
>>>> doing so far.
>>>> I still look after him and am helping raise him, and things are going
>>>> OK!
>>>> There has been some great improvement in some areas as well.
>>>> One thing he's asked lately is why we haven't done any art any more.
>>>> I guess it's been a little while since we've done anything crafty.
>>>> Hmmm.
>>>> Not good!
>>>> Anyway, I guess we're going to get back to trying some fun crafts for
>>>> kids.
>>>>
>>>> Take care,
>>>> Dick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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