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Irvin knowlen
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- Sarasota, FL
- United States
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- My interest is in
- Touch Drawing Personal Use
- What brings you to an interest in Touch Drawing or SoulCards?
- It provides me with another creative alternative having Parkinson's
- My experience applies to:
- Therapy, Art, Creativity, Spiritual, Intuitive, Parkinsons, Expressive Arts, Creative Art Therapy
- Other areas of interest & experience
- Ceramics or pottery, Photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pastels, Painting - oil & acrylics, multiple colored block prints, graphic design, Illustration.
- Have you done Touch Drawing?
- Yes
- How did you find out about the Touch Drawing Community?
- Local Parkinson's wellness group.
- Have you facilitated Touch Drawing?
- No
- Share a special experience with Touch Drawing or SoulCards.
- It gives me another creative alternative with Parkinsons.
- Do you facilitate SoulCards with others?
- No
- Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?
- February 14 – March 14, 2009 at the Gallery Expressive Arts Florida, with the help of Susan Jackewicz, Victoria Anderson, Elisabeth Bornstein, Tamera Knapp, Kathleen Horne, my Wife Shirley and I put on an art show titled an Art Continuum. Documenting the art that I have been able to do since being diagnosed with Parkinson's 7 years ago. The "continuum" culminates with a series of 9 Touch Drawings and a statement I made about what I experienced in the making of them. The Show was sponsored by HealthSouth Sarasota and The Hermine Bachrach Fund. The opening February 20th was a huge success with many attending. I've posted photos of the event on the Touch Drawing site.
- City, state, zip and/or region and country
- Sarasota FL, 34232, USA
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Coments on An Art Continuum show
A lot of the art I make has layers of meaning or experiences that involve the conscious and subconscious. That includes my photography as well as my pottery. I've admired so called "primitive" art and symbols and have created some of my own, filling sketch books with them. I have included some of them in my ceramics, prints, paintings and have computerized some. These influences continue to appear in my Touch Drawings. I also like to find "abstract" images in nature with my camera and have creat… Continue
Posted on March 1, 2009 at 1:00pm —
Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 3:29pm on July 26, 2009,
Aldona said… - Beautiful! Congratulations to you both becoming great grandparents. What a wonderful occasion to look forward to! Enjoy!
- At 8:57am on July 26, 2009,
Aldona said…
- Irvin, Sorry... I've never been to Minnesota... The north woods area looks amazing! I just Googled it. Western Minnesota... prairies... North woods... woods. During the summertime, I'd imagine the woods to be cooler and more beautiful
- At 8:49am on July 26, 2009,
Aldona said…
- Hi Irvin! Summer is rolling along... I've been working on an online class management system (Moodle) for my art classes at school. I've also been active at Art Education 2.0... an online network for art educators. We're in the process of having a new bath installed in our house which was built in 1903. Did I tell you I'm a registered art therapist and used to work at http://www.bancroftneurohealth.org/ and http://www.cchsc.com/...?
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with MS http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/index.aspx
Life is interesting that way. I have been fortunate in that I have a career I enjoy ... and a medication that seems to be keeping my disease at bay for the most part.
This time last summer, my husband and I were touring around Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona. This summer, we're listening to hammers and saws. Western Minnesota sounds lovely! I hope you are having a wonderful time.
- At 6:17pm on July 11, 2009,
Aldona said…
- Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Your work is simply awesome!
- At 4:55am on July 7, 2009,
roberta said… - awesome! iv past your info along to a fellow that has been diagnosed with p ....his son is trying to open him up to new and different techniques to create!!! keep creating!
- At 5:58pm on July 6, 2009,
Noreen Wessling said… - Irvin,
Your art on so many levels inspires me and I just love it that your Art Continuum Show was such a success. As an artist myself and Touch Drawing facilitator for many years in Ohio, I can only imagine how much this process can help you to deal with the Parkinson's. My son has Tourettes Syndrome (another neurological 'challenge!) and he has created many Touch Drawings over the years in my 7 Arts Studio, many of which he has enhanced into paintings.
I wish you the very best in your life's journey and commend you for your courage and the use of your beautiful talents.
Your painting of "Keep Smiling" now sits on my Meditation Altar. I hope you don't mind -- you simply inspire me so!
Blessing,
Noreen
- At 8:13am on July 3, 2009,
roberta said…
- thank you for sharing your continued creative journey..! i just love the primitiveness of your work...when you td, how to you achieve the layers of color...are you going back and working on them? thank you
- At 7:37pm on March 28, 2009,
Mary Barrett said…
- Irwin - thanks so much for your comment! I really loved this series and felt so good afterward.
I looked at your photos and they are beautiful and exciting. You are a prolific artist!
- At 6:56pm on March 1, 2009,
Deborah Koff-Chapin said… - Irvin,
These Touch Drawings are are so alive and inspiring! and what a synchronicity for me - last night my daughter and boyfriend were visiting and her boyfriend chose, of all videos in the world, to have us see an hourlong documentary on....
Birds of Paradise!!!!!!
- At 12:47pm on February 28, 2009,
Deborah Koff-Chapin said…
- Irv, I just put you up as a featured member of the online community.
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