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EnTwin
ed:
The Silent World of Judith Scott
of
Loss, Love and Transformation
by Joyce Wallace Scott
Dr.
John Cooke writes of Entwined:
“Mythic but true, EnTwined emerges as a
classic fairy tale. It is the
story of Judith Scott, who against all odds arises from the shadows to become
an artist of international acclaim. Deeply
layered, it is a story of twins and Down Syndrome, of deafness, institutions
and of adoption. Guided by her
twin sister Joyce, we are led on an intimate journey of revelation through
Judy’s silent world.
Twice challenged, the auguries at Judy’s birth could scarcely have been less
auspicious. Concealed within the
hand that the Fates had dealt lie several trump cards.
Yet for Judy and Joyce, the joyful days of childhood come suddenly to
an abrupt end as Judy is spirited away in the night without warning, leaving
both twins wounded and perplexed. Grief
permeates the family. As lives
disintegrate, Entwined charts a course through the debris with deep insights
and stark candor, leaving us wondering whether there can ever be resolution
and healing. Judy will languish in
silence for thirty-five years in a bleak state institution, her profound
deafness undiagnosed, her creative genius dormant and unsuspected.
But from such despair is born hope, and from such hope is born transformation.
Following her sister’s intervention, Judy regains her freedom, and
blossoms into an artist of international acclaim, her fiber sculptures
bursting unannounced from some inner spring of unique creativity.
Though deaf and lacking language, Judy speaks eloquently to the world through
her sculptures. Discounted and discarded herself, it was in society’s
flotsam and jetsam — yarns and fibers, broken and abandoned objects
— that she found her inspiration.
Today Judy’s art is featured in galleries around the world, and
eagerly acquired by leading museums for their permanent
collections.
EnTwined
speaks to us on many levels. Reflecting
a complex landscape of conflicting emotions, we can only marvel as the strands
of the story are drawn together and woven into a rich and inspiring tapestry,
through which shines the
light of a unique human spirit that refused to be dimmed by adversity, whose
capacity to love remained unblemished. Like
ripples radiating out across the surface of a pond, Judy’s, legacy continues
to expand, touching and molding ever more lives.”
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