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Full History - 2019 - 01 - 16 - ID#agj1ci
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Challenging common misconceptions: looking to connect with blind and visually impaired chefs and artists. (self.Blind)
submitted by GoBlindOrGoHome
If you're a blind or visually impaired person who works or spends personal time in the creative space, I'd be very interested in hearing about what led you down the path to your creative outlet of choice and what challenges you've had to overcome in your journey!
UntamedAnomaly 3 points 4y ago
I don't have some grande story, I just remember doing all sorts of art during my childhood. I never really practiced, there isn't a story behind it. One time I won a poetry contest and got published in some poetry book when I was a teenager, but I don't even really write or particularly enjoy poetry. I've sculpted clay and paper mache, made barbie clothes from nothing but material, beads and a hot glue gun, painted with tempera paints, oils, watercolors, acrylics...and one time some random medical supplies that had a pretty blueish purple hue (I was a kid at the time). I've had a really long hiatus/block due to mental illness/depression, I'm just now trying to pick up where I left off after more than a decade of not doing much of anything creative. I also sing/dance, play piano/keyboard, and a little electric guitar. I'm not sure if architecture is considered art, but I'm into that too and plan on building my own home once I get the finances. I also am not a professional chef, but I cook fairly elaborate dishes sometimes and like experimenting in the kitchen/consider myself a foodie.
10sec_before_sunrise 2 points 4y ago
I am partially blind, with only some central vision left.
I started to learn cooking in the period I was diagnosed with RP, because I was moving away from my parents' to start studies in another city. Nowadays I love cooking, and I like to share my dishes with guests, friends and family especially in international contexts. I just need to be more organised in the kitchen, so that I keep a mental map of the kitchenware and I don't lose it from my view.
By the way, I never thought of cooking as a creative skill!
HDMILex 2 points 4y ago
I'm not a chef, but I'd consider myself an excellent cook. It's satisfying to say you made a meal from scratch and it tastes so much better than restaurant food.
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