[Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

Sun Dec 4 19:32:37 UTC 2011

Hi Jewel
I do all my beadwork using the Acrobat cc tv. I use the Acrobat as the 
camera is outside and can move anywhere I want it to focus. I can make it 
SEE outside my windows if I like, or across a room. It is great for me. I do 
all my encrusted beadowrking with it and could never do it non-visually. I 
do not see much color, but that is not important - I have my husband and I 
ask him to describe the color and since I am a former art professor, no 
problem, my mind knows exactly what the color is.

Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "An exploration of art by and for blind persons" 
<artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

Dear Heather,
Thank you for sharing how you paint! Maybe wehn I get surgery on my
right eye, I'll be able to do that (They did a test for potential
vision,a nd it's 20/400 in the right eye). Do you ever paint under
CCTV, or have you considered painting under CCTV, or connecting a CCTV
camera to a big TV and painting by looking at the TV screen?

My background as a professional artist means that I can still do a
decent drawing. I remember when a bunch of friends were playing
charades, I asked if I could have a go. They all seemed hesitant to
let me tryk, but finally let me...before long, they were arguing over
whose team I was on because everytime I drew something, the answer was
guessed in no time flat@ Keep in mind, this is done by a womaqn with
vision no greater than 3/350, so...yea, I can't see what I'm drawing
*at all* even if the glare on the board didn't stop me from seeing it.

Hope you are feeling better, and I hope to hear from you again!

~Jewel

On 12/4/11, Heather Kirkwood <hkdawn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jewel, please forgive the slow response. I'm catching up on e-mail. I've
> been traveling, and of course, typical me - got sick on the road. I guess 
> it
> wouldn't be a trip without drama and adding a new hospital to my tour of
> great American hospitals! Groan!
>
> Anyway, I'm envious of all the creativity here, and all the really
> interesting and creative ways people are doing art. I love what I do, but 
> I
> certianly wouldn't mind expanding my horizons and learning new things! I
> already have learned some things I hope to try out when life settles down 
> a
> bit.
>
> My mom was an art teacher. When I was a baby, she'd buy these big roles of
> newsprint and lay me in the middle with jumbo crayons.
>
> Growing up, everyone pointed to my artwork to "prove" I wasn't really
> "blind" and didn't really need all of the services that entailed. In a
> strange sort of way, being good at something strictly "visual" has bitten 
> me
> in the butt over the years.
>
> My vision is 20/400. I have a rare form of albinism called 
> Hermansky-Pudlak
> Syndrome. It also involves a lot of other health issues etc. For us, 
> perhaps
> the best way to explain our vision is that everyone else is looking at the
> world through the newest, greatest high definition TV, while we're using 
> the
> 1950s set (only we do see color.) We don't see details well. Over the 
> years,
> I've learned to study what I'm going to paint ahead of time. I look at
> photos (or take my own) and use magnification to study them until I pretty
> much almost have them memorized - but in peices. Then, when I paint, I put
> the picture together in my head and put in details that actually if I were
> looking at the subject, I very well might not really see. When I can't see
> something, I just make up something to put in it's place.
>
> I love to draw, and am really anxious to try some of the drawing boards
> people have spoken about.
>
>
>
> Heather Kirkwood
> Director of Outreach, Vice President
> Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
> One South Road
> Oyster Bay, NY 11771
> 1 (800) 789-9HPS
> www.hpsnetwork.org
>
> Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
>
> Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your
> charity!
>
> HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
>
> --- On Mon, 11/28/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel
> To: "An exploration of art by and for blind persons"
> <artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Monday, November 28, 2011, 6:47 PM
>
>
> Heather,
> I'm so envious about you doing painting. I don't feel I can do
> painting anymore, because I'm nearly totally blind...besides, what's
> the fun of doing art that you can't enjoy yourself? I used to do
> professional painting, though, particuarly medieval illuminations.
>
> On 11/28/11, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Heather,
>>
>> Nice to meet you. I always wanted to be able to paint as my uncle, mom
>> and brother have the ability, but I can barely draw a stick figure,
>> smile! My sister is an amazing photographer, but since having a baby and
>> getting married while a senior in high school, she's quit doing it. I've
>> been trying to encourage her to get back into it, but she has some crazy
>> idea that she has to give up on all her dreams.
>>
>> We're not terribly far away as I'm about 3, or 4, hours away (depending
>> on how fast you drive) from one another. I'm in Omaha, Nebraska. KC has
>> a huge art community, and so does Omaha, which is not widely known for
>> some reason. No farmers and cornfields in Omaha. We have an annual arts
>> festival each summer in our beautiful downtown area along with art
>> exhibits in various locations throughout the year. We also off the
>> Beemis Center, which host artists from around the world supporting the
>> arts as well as providing artists an opportunity to work on their
>> material. We also have a huge music and theatre community catering to
>> many, many tastes.
>>
>> Welcome, and hopefully we can work to build an awesome community here!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: artists-making-art-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:artists-making-art-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Heather
>> Kirkwood
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:57 PM
>> To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons
>> Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Jewel,
>> Glad to meet you. I was also excited to hear about this list. I haven't
>> been able to make it to a national convention in years I'm very sorry to
>> say, so I missed the exhibit.
>>
>> I live in Kansas City and worked as a journalist for more than a decade.
>> A few years ago I had to quit working because of various medical issues.
>> The up side was it gives me more time to work on my artwork. I do mostly
>> acrylic and watercolor painting, although some more crafty things here
>> and there. I have some photos of some of my artwork on facebook. The
>> photos, however, aren't that great. I don't have the equipment to do
>> really nice professional shots.
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.40809269878.48618.564064878
>> <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.40809269878.48618.564064878&t
>> ype=1> &type=1
>>
>>
>> Heather Kirkwood
>> Director of Outreach, Vice President
>> Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
>> One South Road
>> Oyster Bay, NY 11771
>> 1 (800) 789-9HPS
>> www.hpsnetwork.org <http://www.hpsnetwork.org/>
>>
>> Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
>> <http://www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/>
>>
>> Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/> and
>> choose the HPS Network as your charity!
>>
>> HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 11/28/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel
>> To: artists-making-art at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Monday, November 28, 2011, 10:04 AM
>>
>>
>> Dear list,
>> My name is Jewel. I am 26 years old and live in Raleigh, North
>> Carolina. I am very happy to see this list started and will look
>> forward to the potential startup of an artists' division.
>>
>> I heard about the possible division at the national convention, where
>> I enjoyed the art exhibit and hands-on fun. (I was the one that made
>> the clay elephant). I very much enjoyed talking to Mrs. Cunningham and
>> the others, and hope that you will all be on this list as well.
>>
>> Here's to a great list,
>> Jewel
>>
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