[Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Drawing cont'd...

[Jewel S.]

I think it's an older version of the other book. I think having it in
daisy is good for people who are still new to Braille. But make sure
you keep that contraction handbook or chart on hand. It uses a lot of
contractions, including en, in, and cc (which is the same as colon).

If I'm thinking of the right book, I think the main difference is that
this one explains the concepts behind the drawings, while I don't
remember any explanation in the other book. This one is designed for
parents and teachers teaching young children (which is why I wanted
it, because I'd love to teach art, and I'm going to be a TVI, so
anything Braille-related, I want to know, as well as technology and
integration).

It starts with a simple box, so it really is for beginners. I am loving it.

Hope you enjoy, too!

On 9/4/10, Terrence van Ettinger <terrencevane at gmail.com> wrote:
> This sounds much like an expanded version of what I sent around earlier. The
> name is basically the same, but it seems there's a few more drawings. This
> might just get me to fix my bookshare membership that I let lapse.
>
> Terre
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> On Sep 3, 2010, at 4:38 PM, "Nancy Yeager" <nancyyeager542 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Jewel.
>>
>> I am very interested in drawing as a blind person but have never heard of
>> this book.  Will have to read it.
>>
>> Nancy Yeager
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel S.
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:33 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Drawing cont'd...
>>
>> I know most of you have gone on from talking about Braille drawing, but it
>> is actually one of my favourite crafts, so I can't resist continuing the
>> talk about it with a book I found on Bookshare.org today.
>>
>> Braillables: A Manual for Parents and Teachers - Techniques for Teaching
>> Drawing with Braille by Marie Porter
>>
>>> From the book: Braillables are pictures that are brailled by people
>> who are able to braille them. They are outlines, sketches, sculptures,
>> drawings, artwork. They are a creative expression that uses a necessary
>> skill of blind people. They are fun to do, easily shared by sighted
>> people,
>> and they give an added dimension of freedom in using what can be a very
>> rigid mode of communication. Blind people can draw in a medium over which
>> they have complete control. Drawing with braille builds skill in reading,
>> in
>> interpreting charts, maps, diagrams, math and science figures. For those
>> who
>> pursue it, drawing with braille encourages imagination, creativity, a
>> feeling for abstraction, perspective and proportion--all elements
>> necessary
>> for good concepts of objects, spatial relationships, and, ultimately,
>> skill
>> in orientation and mobility. Braille has an aura of mystery about it which
>> isolates the reader. It can be austere, unpenetrable, a symbol of struggle
>> and pain both for the blind person and for the family and friends. There
>> is
>> a coming together, a sharing, a breaking down of barriers when two heads
>> bend over a picture of a dog and both the blind person and the sighted
>> person see it as a dog. That is the fun of it.
>>
>> I started reading the book today, and have already drawn an apple, a boat
>> and a bus, and a very cute pot-bellied pig. Oh, and a Christmas tree, of
>> course.
>>
>> The great thing about this book is that it not only gives directions for
>> increasingly more complex drawings, but it teaches the concepts behind
>> creating the drawings. For example, the first drawing is an apple. The
>> main
>> concept is learning to make a rounded shape. With this concept, you could
>> then go on to create a baseball, a balloon, the Olympic rings, and much
>> more! The next picture is a boat, and it teaches about proportion and
>> placement, as it shows you how to add water under the boat. The bus
>> teaches
>> further proportion and realism, as well as more basic things like how to
>> draw tires (they're easy!).
>> With this knowledge base, you could go on to make your own car, truck,
>> ship,
>> or maybe even a plane! Since it's intended for children, the concepts are
>> simple and perfect for beginning artists.
>>
>> I hope you will check this book out. It is wonderful, and the scan quality
>> is perfect as far as I can tell.
>>
>>
>> --
>> ~Jewel
>> Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
>> Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
>>
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~Jewel
Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com