Colourful art brings light to blind Edmonton artist’s life: ‘There’s always a way’
There are some details she needs to have described to her.Blind artist Kim Hammond using chalk to draw an image of a wolf.“It’s fun for me, and when someone appreciates it, that’s an even bigger bonus.”Farmers fields are depicted over and over again.
“It’s so bright, it’s so yellow — I can see that. It just strikes me every time there’s a canola field. I think that’s my favourite thing to paint.” Click to share quote on Twitter: "It's so bright, it's so yellow — I can see that. It just strikes me every time there's a canola field. I think that's my favourite thing to paint."“Up until a year ago I’d say, I wouldn’t promote it like that. And then I thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s something most people wouldn’t even try.”“Find what’s important to you and go for it. Don’t let anybody tell you you can’t do it, and don’t believe you can’t do it.