[stylist] Question about color and blindness

Thu Mar 28 10:24:35 UTC 2013

Barbara,
That makes sense. You have a whole "otherworldliness" going on in your 
consciousness all the time, it would seem.
We are all so different; our experiences so different.
I think it is fascinating.  A long time ago there was a really good 
discussion on color and learning how color works on the Krafters-Korner NFB 
division. Many of the people there had learned a lot about color and how to 
use the techniques of the color wheel. I wondered at that time how they do 
it.  But, for them it's essential to know things like this as they are 
producing a product in their craft or art work.  That made be begin to 
realize how this is also true in writing because words are loaded with 
meaning, and especially true if using a word to denote color.
I think that readers would love to hear more about Synesthesia because it is 
fascinating.  That would definitely influence your writing in ways that are 
unique.
Have you done much about consciously writing with that in mind?
Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness

> And I, who could never see paintings on a wall just think that would be so 
> boring.  Paintings really hold nothing for me.  I love color though and it 
> may be because of my synesthesia because colors are always dancing in my 
> head.  So, Lynda, when you speak of colored words in reference to Myrna's 
> poem I wondered what you meant.  This may be a time when colored letters 
> and words get in the way.  I have written poems about what colors taste, 
> sound and feel like, though.
> Barbara
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>
> Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lynda Lambert
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness
>
> Yes, Dave, in the beginning of this topic, we were discussing the color 
> use
> in painting and in color mixing.
> That has then led us to think about other questions.
> All art, in every genre, has color. Buildings, paintings, sculptures,
> performance works, happenings, drawings, pottery, and more - all have 
> color.
>
> And, I think (I am not sure, because I am only 5 years into sight loss) 
> that
> all  art genre could be enjoyed by everyone, but in different ways,
> depending on the experiences  and contacts with it.
>
> I can no longer see a painting on the gallery wall, but I can assure you
> that the thrill and passion I get from standing in a gallery surrounded by
> paintings is powerful, even as powerful as it ever was when I could see
> them. They are a living presence, and we can feel them and use our other
> senses. I have always maintained that art is not created with the eyes, 
> but
> with the entire body and being of a person. So it stands ro reason, for 
> me,
> that we can enjoy and get a BANG out of all art - our bodies absorb it, 
> and
> our spirits engage with it - for the artist and the viewer alike. Art is
> universal.
>
>
>
> Lynda
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness
>
>
>> The answer to color is yes.  Colors represent emotions, feelings, etc., 
>> to most people so you can have your favorite without seeing.
>>
>> As to art, what do you mean by "art?"  Painting on canvas is just one 
>> kind of art, There is mu art that can be appreciated in multiple ways, or 
>> modalities as the professionals would say.
>>
>> Also, in terms of more visual arts, you still could have a favorite 
>> because you admire the creator, or some other reason.
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> at 05:28 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote:
>>>Okay, I tread carefully here. Since I wasn't always blind, I have
>>>questions myself. So here I go...
>>>
>>>Can a person who has never been able to see truly have a favorite color,
>>>or can they really know what they like in art?
>>>
>>>I apologize if this is insensitive and stupid. I'm just curious, and
>>>maybe I'm not wording it correctly.
>>>
>>>Bridgit
>>>
>>>Message: 5
>>>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:31:23 -0400
>>>From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
>>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] Sharing a pantoum -Adding Color to your work
>>>Message-ID: <116E03B242694323B0401BB5D1F82EC5 at Lambert>
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>>>         reply-type=original
>>>
>>>thanks, Mary Jo. Color holds so much history and meaning, and the really
>>>
>>>interesting thing is that a particular color will change meaning with
>>>different time periods - the same color will be called by a different
>>>name,
>>>accroding to the times. Like everything else in life, it is ever
>>>changing.
>>>But, each color has it's own character and holds meaning.
>>>
>>>I enjoyed thinking about this early this morning before I started off on
>>>my
>>>day.
>>>Lynda
>>
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