[Artists-making-art] blind student's introduction

[Jewel]

Dear Humberto,
Welcome to the list! I hope that the discussions here will give you
some ideas of how to make art as a blind person. I am like you, I have
just a little vison in one eye (3/350, colours and shadows only). I
have tried many different ways of doing art, and have not had anyone
tell me I can't do it (though I haven't taken any formal classes
yet...I plan on taking sculpting class at community college and
possibly at the local park's art center). I have tried drawing with a
tactile drawing board, drawing with a Braillewriter, and creating
pictures with various items such as brads, buttons, and ribbons. I
also am learning how to make things with air-dry clay, and hope to
progress to kiln-dried clay eventually.

Hope this list is evreything you want it to be!

~Jewel

On 11/29/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> My name is Humberto Avila and I legally blind since birth. I am not totally
> blind but I have little vision in one corner of my right eye. I am a college
> student living in Yakima, Washington.
> I currently don't do any art like painting or drawing and stuff. However I
> am quite an accomplished musician. when I was in high school I use to play
> the Violin for my school orchestra, and I did this for about two years. I
> also know how to play the piano, and I play the piano for my church choir. I
> use to be able to play piano just for pleasure but my busy schedule has kept
> me from doing this quite a bit. but I do practice violin quite now and then
> since I think the violin is a beautiful instrument and I do enjoy it when
> others enjoy what I'm playing on the violin.
>
> I have joined this list because I am very curious about how blind people,
> especially congenitally blind people who were blind since birth like me, are
> capable of expressing themselves through the use of art. I'm also wondering
> what kind of art blind people have done, not just music. I am very megaSure
> that blind people have the potential of doing art. if anyone here on this
> list has done some art, like drawing, painting, or doing something with his
> or her hands, how did you make that challenge possible? which steps did you
> take to make your art accessible for the sighted and to the blind? did you
> do art when you were blind? I'm mostly curious about how a blind person does
> art being blind. I have never done something like that. is anyone here
> interested in making art but failed to do so because of the ignorance and
> peer pressure of sighted people saying no?
>
> hope to see you soon and hope to find out about your art soon. It is nice to
> "meet" you on this online discussion list for art for blind people.
>
> Sincerely,
> Humberto
>