Muscular Dystrophy robbed Darcy Meeker of the full use of her hands.
What the condition has taken from the sculptor physically has helped shape her work. She is a sculptor who works in different medium - cooper, silk, and stone.
What makes the finished work distincitive is the smooth lines and shapes. She wants her audience to have the urge to touch the pieces, to create a connection.
Muscular Dystrophy is a disability Darcy says she rarely experiences because people are so nice to her. It too, helps create a connection between her and others.
"I HAD A VERY INDEPENDENT STREAK WHICH I STILL HAVE. BUT I LET PEOPLE HELP ME BE ME insteAD OF HAVING TO BE ME ALL BY MYSELF," Meeker said. "IT MAY BE THAT IF I WAS FULL STRENGTH AND KIND OF BOSSY AND KIND OF SCARY, THAT WOULDN'T BE THERE. AND IT'S A WONDERFUL THING IN MY LIFE."
There was a time when she wasn't so accepting of other's help.
Darcy says Muscular Dystrophy has given her "enlightened inter-dependence."
Darcy's work is available at Gallery 108 in Roanoke, Miller-off-Main in Blacksburg, and The Gallery in Radford. In addition to her sculptures, she also makes copper earrings and other jewelry.
Visit her website - www.DarcyMeeker.com
