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Library Journal's review of Daphne Hill's: Silkscreen on Polymer Clay and Traci Park's: Unique Perspectives. 2 vols. ea. vol: color. 55 min. Artists in Residence, 506 E. Tompkins St., Columbus, OH 43202; 614-263-3206; www.artinres.com.2001. $25. each Traci Parks: Unique Perspectives; Daphne I. Hill: Silkscreen on Polymer Clay. ART-GENERAL Traci Parks is legally blind and a successful architectural photographer working out of Columbus, OH. Daphne I. Hill, who lost her ability to walk in a hiking accident, now works in polymer clay making "inro," a unique form of jewelry out of Tic-Tac boxes and other shapes. Parks and Hill are two of some two dozen artists profiled in Christopher Anderson's series-in-progress on artists in their mediums. Their handicap status is peripheral to their art, but Anderson's inclusion of them in his series adds a rich dimension to the creative transformation that every person must experience to become an artist. Parks's "degenerative myopia" allows her to see only color, texture pattern, and shape, and as logically follows, these themes fascinate her. She walks us through the framing and taking of a shot, espousing on the need for business savvy and peppering the narrative with anecdotes that humanize her and her work. Anderson shoots Hill from start to finish as she makes a Japanese "vessel" necklace for carrying valuables. She got her start while recovering in the hospital from her spinal cord injury. With no formal training whatsoever, Hill has taught herself her sense of color by looking at flower catalogs, and her execution of he r work makes the process of creating "art" seem as fluid as nature itself. All of the narration is done by the artists themselves. Anderson's camerawork, though rather uninspired, captures sheer creativity coming to light. Recommended. ~~~~~~~~ By Janet Faller Sassi, New York Editor Bette-Lee Fox Copyright of Library Journal is the property of Reed Business Information and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. Source: Library Journal, 8/15/2002, Vol. 127 Issue 13, p164, 1p