[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!

joseli Walter joseli at thezoolady.net
Fri May 20 04:44:18 UTC 2011 

Wicki sticks are also marketed in the mainstream under the name bendaroos.
You can get them at any store that sells toys, I've seen them at walgreens
as well.
I happen to have a fairly large bundle of them in my backpack for those
moments when I really get bored at work.
The top of a closed laptop makes a grate surface for bendaroo drawings.
 

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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Neva Fairchild
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:48 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!

The raised line drawing kit and other such art supplies are available from
American Printing House www.aph.org and Willie's teacher of the visually
impaired may be able to get some items through a quota program which
provides certain products free to blind students. Wicky Sticks is another
cool item for drawing and art that Willie can use himself. They are sticky
wax strings that you can use again and again to outline figures for Willie
to color, or  Willie can use them to "draw" lines on a page and make a
picture.


Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Blindhands at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:56 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!

Dick,
 
I know what you have to get to draw things and for Willie to draw.  I  need
help ladies as I do not know the name of this.  Someone here on the  list
was selling these drawing boards.  It had a spongy kinda hard mat on  the
board.  You could take any type of paper and as you drew it would make  the
paper have a ridge on the back side.  I could draw a picture for my
Granddaughters and they would color it in.  Now I am the blind one so I
could flip it over and feel what I was drawing.  It worked out well as I
could draw 1 picture and the 2 girls could color it in on each side.  One
using the pencil lines and the other using the raised lines.
 
I think Annette had mentioned she had bought one of these drawing boards
from a place like Independent Living or one of the blind stores.  She called
it by name, but I don't remember the name.
 
Maybe if the lady is still on the list she can speak up and let you know if
she still has them available.
 
I bought 2 of them at the time so both girls could draw me pictures and i
could color with them.
 
You can just trace a page from a coloring book and Willie could color it in
by feeling it.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 5/19/2011 3:43:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net writes:

Well,  how about a bit of a longer report now that I have some time.

First of  all, as I said, Willy just turned seven years old, and it's been a
busy  three months for him.  I've been able to spend some time with him  as
he's stayed some with me while on vacation or when school's been  out.  His
mom also travels for work, so this has worked out  well.

First things first.  Willy has begun to not be so leery  about exploring or
trying new things.  This winter, we've had more  snow, and I taught him what
snow was and he actually played in the  snow.  I taught him about making a
snowball.  I actually had a  bit more fun than was necessary, as I kind of
guided Willy's hand to throw  the ball right as his mom was coming our way,
and like a true champ, he hit  her.  She was not happy, because I did the
same thing.

He was  interested in how wet the snow was, but he didn't seem to mind.   
One
thing we're working on these days again is not worrying so much  about
getting his hands dirty and into things.  If you recall, last  summer, when
I first came on, Willy would not get his hands dirty or into  many things.
We're working on that now.

Someone also talked about  doing crafts with nature.  Well, it's not a
craft, but I do have  different plants and flowers in the garden, so I had
him outside with me  and we smelled and touched plants and flowers.  He
liked some of those  smells and now that spring is here, it's great!  In
fact, I
taught  Willy how to plant some seeds, and he's begun seeing them grow.   I
chose beans because they grow fast and can be planted  anywhere.

Willy had an interesting experience at school which I think  sparked his
interest in trying things.  He found that some of what the  kids did were
somewhat visual.  For instance, they were coloring some  pictures, which he
couldn't do.  Also, the teacher had them drawing  pictures as well.  Again,
he couldn't really do that.  It wasn't  the same to tell the teacher what
kind of picture he wanted to draw.   It also wasn't the same to just give 
him
a piece of blank paper and a  crayon and just tell him to scribble or color.

Willy came to me and  asked two things.  He knows that I like to draw and he
wanted to know  if there was any way that he could color one of my pictures.
It was so darn  cute.  So, I've got to find a way to see how he could do
that.  I  want him to be able to feel the picture and maybe just color
inside the  lines.  I don't know.

Finally, he has taken the initiative to ask  if we could do a project he did
before but in his words "better!"  He  wants to make another collage, and
I'm all for that.  However, I know  that I want things to go differently
than before.  For instance, I  want to use some kind of thick cardboard to
put the stuff on so that it's  easier to handle.  Also, I told Willy that if
we were going to do  another "picture" as he calls it, then he was going to
have to do a lot  more of the work, and that's where I'm going to want your
help and encouragement.  If you remember, when Willy did his first collage,
Uncle Dick did all of the major work, and a lot of what Willy did was to
hand me the material and tell me where he wanted them put.  Once we  found
out that using a glue stick didn't work for Willy, I ended up doing  most of
the gluing until the very end when I finally asked you for some  ideas.
This time, I want Willy to take charge and do most of the  work.  In fact, I
think it would be fun for both of us to do the work  together but I might
decide to do it also under blindfold so that we're  both not using our eyes.
I also want Willy to feel and know that he's  doing a lot of the work.  And,
I don't think it will be a good idea to  use glue sticks.  It's been at
least since November since we completed  his other one, and he was proud of
it, but now even he said that he would  do more.
What do you think of trying it this new way?  We will  definitely use nature
things along with other things like before but he  will also have a lot more
input.  It will also give him a chance to  use his hands a lot more to feel
around and really look at what he's doing  and how it's coming.  He and I
will also just have to learn to paste  things on and use and spread glue.
I'm so used to doing it visually but I'm  willing to try other ways.  Also,
maybe if I lead by example, he'll  just think it's normal to do things this
way.  

Anyway ladies,  remember that us guys can also have fun doing these
projects!
Good or kids  doing this stuff!

Dick

We actually want to get going on this  during the weekend.   


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