[stylist] Question about color and blindness

Fri Mar 29 12:37:53 UTC 2013

Donna,
In a way, I think we are talking about Beauty  (with the Capitol B) when we 
begin to speak of "color." I think of beauty at the mention of a color - and 
periwinkle is sure one of those "beauty" words. Beauty is a state of mind.

One of my colleagues, and a very close friend, wrote a short book on Beauty 
a few years ago. I have to go back and have another look at it - because I 
am really thinking a lot about the concept of Beauty  and my mind keeps 
going back to her book.

Funny, that  I am thinking more and more of "beauty" these days since my 
sight is diminished. My early art education at the university was the "make 
it ugly" school of thought. The more ugly you could make something, though, 
was an enlightening activity. The more you try, the more beautiful it would 
become. But it was a new kind of beauty I had never imagined before. (The 
last poem Eve posted reminded me of this.)

Let me give you the fashion news:  Stripes and  prints together are still on 
trend!  Yes! It is true.
The hottest trend this spring is putting together florals with different 
florals, plus stripes and various colored animal prints, etc. Fashion today 
is as colorful as it ever was and really fun.  Since every color family 
represents a myriad of different hues and values, you do have to know which 
ones are compatable and which are not - or else you do look like a blind 
woman who has no clue. You are sure right on that one.

But I admit, some days I do put things together and then I laugh and say, 
"Well, when someone sees me today, they will just say to themselves, 'she 
does not even know how she looks, and that her outfit does not match because 
she cannot see it.'"  I get a laugh out of that notion, too.

In my early teens, I was always sifting through the high end fashion mags to 
see the  trends and designers, and it continues to be an interest to me. I 
still subscribe to Glamour Magazine, but then give them to my granddaughter.

Even though I cannot really see them now, I am still in love with it all. It 
is all part of our glorious world. The colors we adorn our body with are 
such personal choices. The colors and styles are a very clear reflection of 
our inner life.   Each of us is on a "runway" modeling what we think by what 
we wear.

My hair dresser works out at the same gym as I.  When he leaves the gym in 
the early mornings, he often says,   "I am off to make the world a more 
beautiful place." And, we laugh. But we do know, that individually, we do 
make the world a more beautiful place, as creative people.

My friend Sonja, has never seen a color, as I had said before. Yet, when I 
see her she sometimes is wearing a dress or skirt she has knitted.  When I 
compliment her, she immediately tells me what color it is and how much she 
loves that color because it matches her complexion, etc. Sonja walks in 
Beauty, in my eyes.

Now, I gotta go find that book by Dr. Shirley Kilpatrick, on Beauty! Thanks 
for the reminder.
Lynda

 Lynda Lambert
104 River Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117

724 758 4979

My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness

> Barbara,
> I had the same thing with my vision -- using it and learning colors. I 
> have
> memories -- some just opinions at this point -- about what colors look 
> good
> with what other colors, in terms of clothing. There have been times when a
> sighted person tells me that things go together, and it sounds awful to me
> (green and blue, for instance). I know that tastes have changed, but I 
> can't
> bring myself to wear colors that don't sound right to me. There was a time
> during the psycodelic era when people would wear stripes and prints
> together. I could see it, and it didn't suit me; beyond that, I figure 
> that
> if I wore something outlandish, people would think it was because I was
> blind and didn't know any better.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Hammel
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:47 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness
>
> You're not out of line at all.  I think that's a great couple of 
> questions.
> I don't know the answers because I used to have a very little bit of 
> vision
> but used it to its utmost so I know my colors.  As for art, I just try to
> visualize it by descriptions.
> Barbara
>
>
>
>
> Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl 
> Sandburg -----Original
> Message-----
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:28 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Question about color and blindness
>
> 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
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>
> 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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