{"id":1953,"date":"2016-05-13T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2016-05-13T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T21:18:54","slug":"please-touch-the-art-cantor-fine-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1953","title":{"rendered":"Please Touch the Art! Cantor Fine Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9351\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1953-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa &#8211; a 300 acre summer camp for the visually impaired that\u2019s nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Here George teaches others, through example, how to use the tools necessary to become artisans. Currently, George is converting an old grape crushing barn into a Tactile Art Center. The top floor of the building is his 1900 sq. ft. woodworking shop. The bottom floor will be a tactile gallery space where visually impaired can experience and sell artwork. We fell in love with George and his mission and wanted to support his new tactile art gallery. Working with Andrew Myers, we surprised George with a tactile portrait of himself &#8211; the first portrait he was able to feel and recognize.<!--more--><br \/>\nThis sculpture took about 2 months to complete. It has roughly 4,000 screws in it. We carefully packed the sculpture and started the long drive from Andrew&#8217;s studio up to the mountains above Napa. Then, we snuck into George&#8217;s future gallery and hung the portrait for him to discover. As he experienced this for the first time (and between bursts of laughter) he kept repeating the phrase, &#8220;Mind boggling.&#8221;<br \/>\nNot every piece of art needs to or should be touched&#8230; But perhaps it\u2019s time we took a look at how pervasive and mandatory our &#8220;no touching&#8221; rules really are &#8211; it might help everyone see artwork a little differently.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire video on the web at<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1661498981\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1661498981<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about Cantor Fine Art Gallery on their web site at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantorfineart.com\">http:\/\/www.cantorfineart.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to an  Huffington Post article on Cantor Fine Art Gallery:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/samantha-matcovsky-\/father-and-son-duo-bring-_b_9723348.html\">http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/samantha-matcovsky-\/father-and-son-duo-bring-_b_9723348.html<\/a><br \/>\n[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9353\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1953-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Cantor_Fine_Art_Gallery_with_Andrew_and_George.mp3George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa &#8211; a 300 acre summer camp for the visually impaired that\u2019s nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Here George teaches others, through example, how to use the tools necessary to become artisans. 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