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Story Archives: Blind artist introduces parish students to his colorful world


Blind artist introduces parish students to his colorful world
by Tom Bonnette - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
John Bramblitt says it sounds crazy that the loss of his sight led him to a career as a visual artist, but that's exactly what happened.

The 40-year-old artist from Denton, Texas, whose work is on display at the "Sight Unseen" exhibit at the Old Post Office Museum, was invited to speak at a Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday to explain how art helped him cope with blindness.
Bramblitt was left blind ten years ago by a rare form of epilepsy.

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