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[maria aka bubby]

rats.  we can't access most book share books in australia.



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On 9/4/2010 10:33 AM, Jewel S. wrote:
> 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.
>
>