[Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

Wed Dec 7 17:33:27 UTC 2011

What is 'the crystal bible'?    Angelo

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynda Lambert
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:31 AM
To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

Hi Jewel,
I do a medieval style of beadworking - encrusted bead work.  I make
talismans - I am interested in the spiritual and therapudic traditions as
described in the Crystal Bible. All my talismans are designed around a
particular stone and have ancient meanings. An example would be a recent one
I created for my solo show. It is called "Agate Spirit's Magic Shield." This
started because I had a large slice of a very beautiful Agate. When I
researched the stone I found that the Agate was a gemstone used by ancient
warriors - an agate would be worked into the warriors shield for protection
from the enemy in battle and for victory over the enemy. I used the Agate
stone as my centerpiece.  Arround it, I arranged Tiger Eye - and created a
shield Talisman. It is quite large, to reflect it's use as a talisman
protective shield. It was a show stopper.

I could never do such work without the CCTV, Acrobat. The Acrobat allows me
to move it around as needed, and to use a remote to focus in and out as
necessary.  Such work is minute and picky, and takes many weeks to do.

When I work, I try never to have more than three kids of stones, or Japanese
seed beads out at any given time. My husband helps me with the colors, as I
cannot see them. I put them in little containers and I remember exactly
where each color is situation so I can work and get exactly what I want,
where I want it.

I have no central vision, and only minimal, peripheral vision that is like
walking in clouds, every thing is blurred out for me - I see no details at
any time. I have to work by touch mostly, but somenow the Acrobat helps me
get my job done and the results are spectacular. But, I know for sure that
if I had no vision whatsoever, and no light perception, I could never do
this kind of work. It is done in many, many layers and the beads so small
they were hard to even see when I COULD see - that was 4 years ago.

I have created a number of really lovely Russian Spiral pieces, too, but
again, I turn them into Talismans as that is where my interest lies. I use
the Russian Sprials for the necklace that attaches to my encrusted
beadworked pendants.

I have just cleared all my beadwork-in-progress off my dining room table. I
am cleaning and getting things ready for Christmas. I won't be doing any
more beadwork till in January.

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: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

> Cool. What kind of beadwork do you do? Have you tried French beaded
> flowers? My sister did that, and they are awesome and very tactile.
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 12/4/11, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>> 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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