CFrost292 on sun 8 feb 98
Standard hand built coil construction is probably one of the best methods for
blind students. They retain full control of materials and form. The main
problem is the time it takes to build forms of any size.
Eydie DeVincenzi on mon 9 feb 98
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=3C=3C coil construction is probably one of the best methods for
blind students. They retain full control of materials and form. =3E=3E
It was great hearing about a blind person working with clay. I have only
heard of a blind sculpter. There are new technologies being introduced to
the marketplace every month that really give me hope that an artist's
quality of life need not be severely impacted if they are diagnosed with an
eye disease that casues low vision or blindness.
I work with the vision-impaired (mud is my avocation). I try to intercede
with some solutions BEFORE a vision impaired person has given up doing the
things they love to do. =5BI find that it is difficult to retrain someone
who has =22resigned themselves=22 to immobility and depression sets in=5D.
I am currently putting together a low vision system for artists that
consists of a camera who's video output is connected to a TV. The camera
is rolled around the piece (or the piece rolled around the camera). The
person watches the TV (usually 19=22+). The image can be enhanced and
enlarged up to about 60x. So far, I've only tested it with a low vision
sculpter.
If you know of a low visioned artist (clay, quilting, crotcheting, kniting,
painting, etc) in the Washington, DC/Baltimore/Richmond area who would like
to help test out my prototypes, please ask him/her to call me.
Anyone interested in talking about what can be done for low visioned
artists, REPLY with your e-mail. I don't know anyone else who is working
on this problem.
Eydie DeVincenzi
301/681-0811
E=5FDeVincenzi=40compuserve.com (or 74647.404=40compuserve.com)
M. S. Davis on wed 11 feb 98
On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Eydie DeVincenzi wrote:
> It was great hearing about a blind person working with clay. I have only
> heard of a blind sculpter. There are new technologies being introduced to
> the marketplace every month that really give me hope that an artist's
> quality of life need not be severely impacted if they are diagnosed with an
> eye disease that casues low vision or blindness.
Never underestimate the blind. I had a blind student in one of my
courses in Astronomy a number of years ago. He had a reader, of course,
and had to have personal attention when examinations were given,
describing diagrams and pictures. He got a B in the course (not an easy
one) and went on in to Law School!
Morris Davis
msd@unc.edu
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Rachel Z on sun 15 feb 98
The blind can be taught!
I am a blind (V.I) fine arts student and am enjoying beond measure my
first clay class.
I'm a returning student, I droped out of collage some 10 years ago and
finaly got up the get-up to return and finish my undergrad. I have a 3.8
GPA and I hope breaking some new ground in who can be an art student. I
don't know why gwd gave me a passion for the visual arts (sense of humor
I suppose).
I think my ceramics instructor has been perfect as far as respecting me
as an artist and as a person with unique learning needs. I don't feel
favored, I feel respected, what more could I ask for (other than an A).
If there are instructors out there who want to pick my brain about what
I think works for teaching someone with a visual disability I am
receptive to you questions. I suppose my profesor would be a better one
to ask, however I'm not sure if he is on this list or not.
Keep your "eye open" for my work, cause if I have my way I'll be an up
and coming-
Happy trails,
Rachel
MRS SANDRA L BURKE on mon 16 feb 98
Rachel,
My name is Sandra Burke and I am a ceramics insturctor in the St.
Louis Mo. area.
I just read your message, dated Feb 15 on teaching the blind. I am so
glad this subject has come up now.
This is my first year teaching and I am loving every minute, the
studentss challenge me every day.
Especially my newest student, a young blind man, who also has a great
sense of humor.
I would appreciate any tips you could offer. I have noticed that a
number of potters are "Verbally Impaired",( we talk with our hands)
and I am one of those thus aflicted. Obviously, that is not going to
help my young friend. I have a few examples in the classroom that he
can hold to get an idea of shape and texture, but I need more
guidance as to help and challenge him.
thanks
Sandy Burke
KBRV36B@prodigy.com
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