[Artists-making-art] exhibit

[Heather Kirkwood]

I think it's a lot like what we teach kids about the sciences, or other activities - that vision has nothing to do with what you can choose to do in life, and what you might enjoy. Get out there, try new things, and have fun! 
 
My trouble with art as a kid was my art was always used against me. Because I did something that everyone thought of as visual, when my parents would try to get appropriate services for me, my art was held up as proof that I didn't need them. In fact, I needed them quite badly! I think loved ones also used my artwork to deny that I had bad vision. Now, not sure how that works into a lesson, but just saying....grin! I shouldn't have to choose in the sighted or blind world as some sort of way to define my "vision" or lack thereof. One has little to do with the other. I do what I do because I like it. 



Heather Kirkwood
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--- On Mon, 12/19/11, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] exhibit
To: "An exploration of art by and for blind persons" <artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, December 19, 2011, 6:44 PM


 

Hi all, that would be an interesting idea! If we were to do a workshop, we would have to think about what we would want to teach blind children. What do you think? 
Kendra Schaber 

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From: Zunaira T. Wasif 
To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons 
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] exhibit


A tactile exhibit would be awesome.  I'm going to be in Dallis, and would help put something together.  We should have some sort of workshop for children or something as well, maybe?  What do you think.   


On 12/17/11 10:21 PM, ann at acunningham.com wrote: 
 

Is anyone interested in seeing if we can put together a tactile art exhibit in Dallas at the 2012 NFB Convention? I know I would like to show some new work. Anyone else care to ship art to Dallas for the week or as much time as we can arrange?  Ann

 
Ann Cunningham
Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!
303 238 4760
ann at acunningham.com
http://www.acunningham.com
http://www.sensationalbooks.com 


 

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I was so excited to learn of a list for artists at NFB.  I am a retired Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities. I lost my sight 4 years ago.  I had been a painter/printmaker and after sight loss I began making pottery.  After four years of working on relearning to do it non-visually, I am finally back to exhibiting my work in juried exhibitions and just recently had my first museum one-person exhibition last Sept./Oct.

With the aid of a great cc tv, the Acrobat, I have figured out how to once again do encrusted beadworking, and I am extremely happy to be doing that again. I had just started to learn it before my sight loss. I had thought that I would never be able to do it again, but I am!

Lynda (River Woman)

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