[Nfb-krafters-korner] models

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi

You are right. I think you have to get a good memory of how a  model feels 
in order to reproduce it. I guess I am still developing that skill.

Yes, I love dog guides also and will be getting another one. They are so 
precious.
I am not sure if Mr. Ed is on on the cable or not. I used to like it also. I 
think you can order the old shows from Netflix and perhaps  from Amazon.com

I guess it was a special secret trick that they used to make it look as if 
Mr. ed Was talking.

Best,

Georgia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] models


>I love Mr. Edd, too!  Wonder if it is on anymore?
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Becky Frankeberger [mailto:b.butterfly at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:05 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] models
>
> Dick part of the joys of being blind is getting that wonderful sense of 
> what things look like by touching models. My dad tried to describe what a 
> tree looked like.  To me and my limited vision it looked like a round ball 
> on a stick.  Funny how when I touched a small tree how that tree suddenly 
> had depth to it, branches, leaves.  It was no longer a big ball of my 
> childhood but a living plant growing, dropping its leave after they 
> changed color.
> Wow, that is still so miraculous to me.  But now I understand how trees 
> change.  My Uncle also helped as he hated climbing trees to pick the 
> apples he loved to eat and sell.  So he planted four trees low and into 
> the ground.
> I then could touch that big ball and feel how the branches twist up on 
> themselves, grows off from a bigger branch, and I a little person could 
> learn when to pick an apple.
>
> Did you know you can tell what type of tree you are touching by the way 
> the bark is shaped and modeled?  It is true. The fur trees in my yard 
> indeed are
> far rougher and modeled more than the cedar trees in my yard.   The red
> maple feels different than the others also.
>
> When I was in DC they had models of the capitol Building, White House, 
> Washington Monument, and some other important buildings. That gave me a 
> good idea of what they looked like.  I remember touching a model of a 
> horse, and then I had a good idea what Mister Ed looked like.  I still 
> can't figure out how he talked lol.  I guess if you can talk, you can dial 
> a phone with a pencil, lol.  I still love that TV show.  I never touched a 
> gun until into my fifties.  I have touched all sorts from shot guns to 
> Glocks. Hey it is a lifetime of learning for all of us, smile.
>
> At seven Willy is fascinated by Dinosaurs. They are all shaped differently 
> thus he can identify them.  The same with old cars, if that is an 
> interest.
>
> You could build forts with blocks to keep the Dinosaurs outside. Build a 
> house just for the Dinosaurs. Make then sink into the mud, giggle.  Build 
> a landscape for the Dinosaurs with clay, so they can eat each other, 
> 'r'rr'r'rowl! (I spelled that last word wrong on purpose, as I made the 
> speech roar.), smile.  WE like having fun also with each other.
>
> We met a sweet little girl at the bank one day.  She became aware that we 
> had guide dogs.  She never touched a real dog before.  So she got to touch 
> ours.  My husband had at the time a huge chocolate labby, and I had a 
> sweet golden retriever.  She found out that labbys kiss a lot and have 
> velvety ears, and goldens are really soft with long hair.  She only got as 
> far as the harness and that was good for fifty questions.  She was so 
> great we could have talked with her all day, smile. But we had a bus 
> coming and her grandma looked like she was getting board or something.
>
> Touching animals is so cool. Then taking the clay and try to remember how 
> the animal felt and was shaped is cool also.  I have good hand memory, 
> meaning I can touch something and make that shape with clay or yarn.  Some 
> people don't.  I think partly it has to be developed.
>
> Warm hugs,
>
> Becky and Jake
>
>
>
>
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