Mind's eye. (Cool Girl).Nare n. 1. A nostril. Setyan, 17, is an award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" artist who has overcome all odds to do what she does best. At 7, Nare was diagnosed with Sticklers Syndrome, a condition that causes retinal detachment Retinal Detachment Definition Retinal detachment is movement of the transparent sensory part of the retina away from the outer pigmented layer of the retina. In other words, the moving away of the retina from the outer wall of the eyeball. , so, by 12, she had become completely blind. But that didn't stop Nare from seeing herself doing some pretty neat things in life. Today, Nare is a true artistic visionary 1. visionary - One who hacks vision, in the sense of an Artificial Intelligence researcher working on the problem of getting computers to "see" things using TV cameras. (There isn't any problem in sending information from a TV camera to a computer. . Nare's abstract clay "self-portrait" sculpture, pictured here, is one of several national winners in this year's Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of the country's most prestigious art competitions for middle and high school students. Says Nare, "My self-portrait is important to me because it is an image of myself at age 4. I chose to do myself at 4 because I clearly can remember my appearance at that age. I structured ponytails on my portrait to symbolize my youth." How does Nare sculpt sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: without the ability to see her work? "Sculpture mainly requires the sense of touch. Since I have that particular sense, it makes it possible for me to sculpt." |
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