[Nfb-krafters-korner] beeswax painting

Tue Apr 3 07:08:57 UTC 2012

I'm so excited about this.  I attended a workshop last year at the National 
Convention in Orlando and it was so neat.  I loved a painting of a child on 
a swing with a dog lying in the grass.  It took a little getting used to but 
after a while, I could determine the shapes on the paintings.  I also tried 
raised lined drawing but I really needed work on that.  I don't know how 
totally blind persons paint.  My husband Adam is totally blind and has done 
water colors.  The funny thing is that he's never seen colors.  I mean, his 
family has told him about the basic colors but he's never really seen them. 
I can't see colors anymore due to RP but, I have color memory so if someone 
says a color, I can picture it in my mind.  I would certainly like to see 
this demonstration and training at the National Convention in Dallas in 
July.  I hope it happens.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 1:23 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beeswax painting

Sounds neet to bwe able to feal a picture!  I have a little sight so I can 
tell the different shades of blue in the waves, but how does a totally blind 
person comprihend that they are bumpy and ruff.
Neet to be able to feal the main of a horse!  It would sort of make it 3 
dementional!

Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 3:46 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beeswax painting

Hello all,

My sister, knowing I am a crafter sent this email to me. I thought it might 
be of interest to the group, especially because this class will be offered 
at the NFB convention this summer.

Cathy

To whom this may interest!

I am a professional Encaustic fine artist and painter for the blind and am 
promoting a trip across the country this summer to teach the blind how to 
read art using touch and to create art through touch.

Would you consider forwarding this message to any one or group you think may 
be interested in us visiting? Please read further for more

info:

What I do for the blind is offer a way to experience, through touch, the 
concept of art. Following the swell and flow of a wave series rushing 
towards an island from the perspective of standing on the deck of a boat 
offshore, for instance, is something my son has never felt through touch.
The concept of the horizon was lost on him until he felt the relationship of 
an island to the clouds and sea. He understood how things get smaller as 
they get further away by feeling how small the trees on the island were in 
comparison with the scale of the clouds and ocean.

When I paint with pure bees wax mixed with pigment. Because the wax is so 
tactile and resilient to constant, gentle touch, it made a perfect match to 
me, for the blind. My son has Retinopathy of Prematurity and we marvel 
everyday at the ways we have been blessed.

This summer we are attending the summer camp at Dogwood in Sherrills Ford, 
NC.July 22 - 28. We are trading a week at the camp in return for teaching a 
two hour class every day. Ms. Susan King is paying for our expenses for the 
week to teach 15-20 students for two hours a day, so that we can show the 
blind/Vi how to paint with bees wax and other materials. Each student will 
create several tactile paintings to take home. Dalton, my son, is coming 
with me, along with our service dog, Orsina. Our hope is to help give the 
gift of art to those who are also blind.

If you think we can be of service to you over this summer please let us 
know. We could make a trip to your city to teach or demonstrate to your 
group. We will be travelling this summer, giving classes to the blind, 
promoting an exhibition that will take a tactile exhibit to hosting Museums 
in several cities across the country utilizing an exhibition that is no 
longer on display at the Gibbes Museum here in Charleston. We are also 
working on a DVD that will help guide dog teams protect themselves from 
stray dog attacks and I am approaching Galleries for representation of my 
artwork in cities that we visit. I will be funding our trip by giving 
classes to local art guild members in the cities that we visit, as well as 
non-profit classes to the blind. Our goal is to meet our peers, teach both 
blind and sighted artists and budding artists how to paint with Encaustics, 
promote art for the blind and obtain gallery representation so that we can 
continue our work with the blind. We are not looking to make a profit, only 
to fund our journey to the next group of eager students!

If you think of another group that would like us to visit this summer, 
please consider passing on our information. So far our itinerary includes 
Dallas, TX for the NFB Convention, NC, VA, DC, Boston, Maine, IL, MN, with 
possible dates in Washington State and Oregon to be confirmed.

Here's hoping we get to meet in the very near future.

Danita Cole

www.danitacole.com

_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/terry.powers%40nih.gov

_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/denise.shaible%40att.net 