[Nfb-krafters-korner] drawing with your Perkins Brailler

Wed Aug 25 23:28:21 UTC 2010

Hmmmm, to me, it sounds like something work should be buying. lol

Maybe you can give that a try.

HenriettaAt 07:13 PM 8/25/2010, you wrote:
>Wow!!  How timely!  I HAVE to get this book!  May have to wait 'til
>next week though; need to see if I've got cash for it before then.
>It's awesome to see that someone's actually produced a book again
>that's available; I had a hardcopy Braille book on this years ago, but
>was stupid and gave it away.  NEVER again will I do that!!  There was
>a cool Halloween cat in that book, plus a Channukah menora.  Also a
>horn & bell which, fortunately, I've remembered over the years.  Oh
>yeah, and the Easter basket & bunny.  Anyway, I am definitely getting
>*this* book as soon as I can.  Hmm...using the drawing thing to teach
>Braille though...yeah, something to help learn dot positions on the
>Brailler...
>
>Terrence
>
>On 8/25/10, Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's actually almost exactly like ASCII art. It uses carefully placed
> > letters, number, contractions, and really any combination of the six
> > dots to creat pictures *grin* The obvious advantage over ASCII art is
> > that in Braille, it doesn't have to be a letter to be used...st, with,
> > of, ch, and full braille cells are all acceptable and usable symbols.
> > I've seen some very creative ones. A friend of mine once drew a
> > helicopter, though I didn't get to see it (it was in her TVI work
> > days), and she said she'd never do it again *pout*
> >
> > ~Jewel
> >
> > On 8/25/10, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> kind of reminds me of "ASCII art" -- in particular, the little ascii
> >> pictures that some people used to put in their email signatures.
> >> Probably the best one I saw -- or rather the most realistic, was a picture
> >> of a flute in the signature of a person on a flute player's list I was on
> >> for a short time.  It was a simple picture with only a handful of
> >> well-chosen characters, but indeed it looked very much like a real flute.
> >> Now no one does ascii pics any more. But of course, I can't see them any
> >> more either...*smile*
> >> --le
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
> >> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:39 PM
> >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] drawing with your Perkins Brailler
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org
> >> Subject: Just Released: Drawing with Your Perkins Brailler
> >>
> >> Drawing with your Perkins BraillerR
> >> An activity guide to creating tactile drawings
> >> Written by
> >> Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library
> >>  Director, Kim Charlson, this book contains step-by-step directions for
> >> creating
> >> 36 different drawings ranging from basic to highly intricate. Drawings
> >> include shapes,
> >> various animals, and pictures with holiday and transportation themes.
> >> The actual braille pictures are included to show what the drawings will
> >> look
> >> and
> >> feel like when completed.
> >> $24.95 (print or braille)
> >> Print edition: 84 pages - 14 point type
> >> Braille edition: 158 pages - one volume
> >> Available online.
> >> Book Cover. Drawing With Your Perkins Brailler
> >> A WORD FROM KIM CHARLSON...
> >> "Creativity and individual personal style are so often expressed,
> >> particularly by
> >> children, through art and drawing. The creation of tactile pictures can be
> >> an excellent
> >> method of developing drawing and other artistic skills for children who
> >> are
> >> blind
> >> or visually impaired."
> >> Visit us online for more information about the author.
> >> WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...
> >> "Using this book, I can finally do artwork independently. I've learned
> >> that
> >> art is
> >> more than colors on paper."
> >> - Sam Lylis, Perkins Student
> >> "These well-designed braille drawings can be a fun, artistic exercise and
> >> learning
> >> experience that can eliminate some of the anxiety and/or reluctance that
> >> frequently
> >> accompanies the braille learning process for many older adults."
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > ~Jewel
> > Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
> > Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
> >
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Henrietta
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