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Biography
 Joyce
Scott, MA is a published poet, writer and clinical
hypnotherapist. As an RN and developmental specialist
she has worked for many years with children with Down Syndrome and other
special needs.
A long-time resident of Berkeley, California, Joyce has dedicated her
life to helping mothers and children. As an advocate for people
with disabilities she has appeared on television, addressed conferences
and clubs, and spoken at museum and gallery openings.
Joyce serves on the advisory board of Creative Growth, the first art
center in the world catering to artists with
disabilities. She is a founding director of Birthways, a referral
and educational service for pregnant women and new mothers. She is
also founder of the Bali Children's Project, a non-profit dedicated to
providing educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people in
rural Bali.
 Twins:
Judith Scott - Joyce Scott
Joyce
Scott is the twin sister of Judith Scott (1943-2005), the artist whose
fiber sculptures have won for her international acclaim.
Famed for the power and originality of her work, Judith's creativity
only manifested itself after she gained her freedom following thirty-five years of oblivion in
a state institution, where she had been sent in childhood with Down Syndrome and
severe but undiagnosed
deafness.
Joyce Scott's forthcoming book, EnTwined, recounts Judith's improbable story
in depth and explores the extraordinary impact she has had on the
lives of those around her.
About
EnTwined:
EnTwined
is a true story, bordering on the mythic, told with both depth and
humor. Joyce Wallace Scott takes us on a moving journey of self discovery as
she guides us with stark candor and revealing insights through her twin
sister’s silent world to show its far-reaching impact on her own and
others lives.
Suddenly torn apart after a loving childhood, the twins are to lead
starkly differing lives, two separate journeys each passing through its
own emotional wilderness. For
Joyce it is a journey punctuated by loss and longing, a journey of
relentless searching and sorrow: for Judy, an inner strengthening to
endure the silence of interminable emptiness and neglect.
In the bleak landscape of lives unravelling through the early chapters
of EnTwined, small points of
light appear, gradually coalescing into a galaxy of miracles.
As the seemingly disparate strands of the story are subtly drawn
together, they start to weave a compelling tapestry of human emotion,
through which shines the brilliant light of an extraordinary human
being.
Discounted and discarded herself, Judith Scott found her inspiration in
the abandoned and broken materials, wrapped and entwined to create
mysterious forms of great beauty. Today
her art is featured in museums and galleries around the world.
EnTwined is indeed a story of loss, love and transformation.
Read Excerpts from EnTwined:
First
Two Chapters
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