{"id":1740,"date":"2013-02-26T22:31:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T03:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2013-02-28T23:53:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T04:53:57","slug":"the-blind-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/26\/the-blind-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blind Painter"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I look at this blind artist’s paintings, I get the feeling that in many ways, he has more vision than a person who can see.\u00a0It fascinates me how\u00a0being without,<\/em>\u00a0can offer as much, or more, than\u00a0being with<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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“No Thoughts”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by John Bramblitt<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
(click here for more info on this artist and painting)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here’s a feel good video that tells his story. It’s about a remarkable young blind man who, of all things, paints. In spite of losing his sight from numerous seizures, he found a way to use his other gifts to help him paint and re-connect with the world. He relies on his other senses to create striking images in his mind…rich and layered images that he has learned to transfer to canvas, by touch. His unique and creative form of painting gives him a valuable and healing gift — another way to communicate<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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This story reminds me of grief. Much of the pain I felt during my darkest days was directly related to the devastating\u00a0sense of change that comes from death — in particular, the sudden loss of communication that death brings. But as I continue to discover other ways to communicate<\/em>\u00a0with my deceased loved ones (through writing, art, music, nature, etc), I become happier and less afraid of death. I attribute this to the fact that it’s very comforting to know that I’m capable of connecting with anyone I love — anytime I need to. Like John, I just have to turn to my creative side, and use my other gifts, to find other ways to communicate.<\/div>\n
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\nClick below to view a fascinating video of John Bramblitt’s story
\ntitled:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>“The Documentary”\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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http:\/\/vimeo.com\/5497828<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n