Entwined: Sisters and Secrets in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807041661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I loved this true and beautiful book." according to Dean M. Curtis. Full disclosure: Joyce Scott is a friend, and I am biased. However, I want to speak as eloquently as I can about her distinctive voice and her extraordinary story. (Yes, literally) I couldn’t put it down. Joyce and her editors have paced the book superbly. The account of her life during the separation from her twin will resonate with anyone who has carried on after a painful loss. The second part tells a story that earns the overused term miraculous: Joyce’s reclaiming of Judith as part of her family and the consequent emergence of Judith as a powerful artist, told straightforwardly but with poeti. Entwined: A Modern Fairy tale Gail C. Shafarman I adored this book with its threads of love that joined Judith and Joyce Scott together in their hearts. Entwined tells a story that lingers in the mind long after the last pages have been read. It is a modern cautionary tale with a happy ending that defies imagination. Judith Scott was born a twin with Down syndrome in 1943. Her sister Joyce shared with her many joyous early childhood experiences so that their days were filled with sensate pleasures. It was within a tactile world of mud, sand and water that these two girls formed a lifelong bond that would last across the yearsThe two sisters had seven years. Kindle Customer said Amazing Story. From the moment I picked this book up, I couldn't put it down! So raw so true in it's emotions. I have a Amazing Story Kindle Customer From the moment I picked this book up, I couldn't put it down! So raw so true in it's emotions. I have a 48 year old son with Down Syndrome. This option (institutionalization) was the one proposed to me when he was born. We chose to bring him home, but today, i see all the advances that have been made, and I was especially impressed with the talent for art she displayed. This really re-affirmed my belief that every life has value!. 8 year old son with Down Syndrome. This option (institutionalization) was the one proposed to me when he was born. We chose to bring him home, but today, i see all the advances that have been made, and I was especially impressed with the talent for art she displayed. This really re-affirmed my belief that every life has value!
Part memoir, part biography, Entwined is a poignant and astonishing story about sisters finding their voices in each other’s love and through art.. Unconcerned with her growing fame, she remains fully immersed in her artistic vision until her death in 2005. After overcoming legal hurdles to become Judy’s legal guardian, she enrolls her in an art center for adults with disabilities in Oakland, California. While in college, Joyce too is sent away, pressured to relinquish the secret daughter she bore in hiding to adoption.Decades later, Joyce resolves to reunite with her sister and fill their remaining years with joy. With unflagging intensity, Judy works five days a week for the next eighteen years, producing mor
She lives in Dutch Flat, California, with her husband.From the Hardcover edition.. She serves on the advisory board of the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, and is currently involved in establishing the first program for artists with disabilities in Bali, dedicated to her sister’s memory. Joyce Wallace Scott, MA, is an educator, RN, development specialist, and published poet
It took two forms of courage to liberate not only her own heart, but her sister’s gigantic creative force.”—Paul and Judy Karasik, coauthors, The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister’s Memoir of Autism in the Family“Entwined afforded me the rare experience of finishing a book and wanting immediately to read it again. It is an emotionally textured, indelibly layered, radiant weave of family and history, secrets and loyalty, disability and defiance, tragedy and forgiveness. Joining the worlds of outsider art and disability with startling emotional depth, Joyce Scott takes the reader on a powerful journey of loss, longing, family, false starts, resilience—and ultimately—love.”—James W. Joyce Scott’s memoir speaks of a pain almost too wrenching to fathom, and a love so vast it will u