[Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Fri May 20 12:02:33 UTC 2011 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie


> It is he.  Less than a year ago, he was very leery and very sheltered.  He
> is inquisitive, but it's taken some work and he is still a bit socially
> delayed but he's doing a lot better in less than a year.
> He is totally blind.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Denise 
> Shaible
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:33 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie
>
> Hey, these are great ideas.  I took a water color class a few years ago 
> and
> I learned how to put down masking tape in the shape I wanted and then 
> paint
> around it.  I made an angel painting that turned out cool.  All of my 
> neices
>
> and nephews are sighted but I'd love to show them how a blind person can 
> do
> crafts and I'd love to do some crafts with them.  I feel that it's very
> important for them to get to know my husband and me as blind people as 
> well
> as their aunt and uncle.  I agree that willie sounds like a great boy.  He
> sounds like he's very inquisitive about nature and colors.  That's cool.
> since I don't know you, Dick, would you mind answering a question?  Is it
> Willie or you that is blind?  Just curious so I can understand what's 
> going
> on.  I think it's great that you're teaching him and working with him. 
> Keep
>
> up the good work.
>
> By the way, can anyone help me with an idea of how to get my in-laws to 
> let
> us do crafts with the kids?  Should we just suggest something the next 
> time
> we see them or should we take the parents aside and say something?  I'd 
> like
>
> to know.  I'm so interested in coloring.  My neice Kayla is only three 
> ears
> old and knows her colors.  I used to love coloring when I was a child and
> I'd love to share it with her.  Maybe I could let her color and ask her
> about the colors.  I don't know.  If you think I'm trying too hard, let me
> know.  thanks for all of your previous help and advice.  I'm finally 
> getting
>
> all of my e-mails.  I had some trouble with my windows mail but I didn't
> even know it until just two days ago.  I feel good about being able to 
> read
> everything now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dick Carlson
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:08 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie
>
> Don't have any of that stuff, as that is beyond anything I know.
> However, I try and always mention color to him in those terms.  Green is
> like grass.  Blue is like cool clear water.  Yellow is like the sun.
> Good ideas!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry
> (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:25 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie
>
> There is a pen like object, that has a bumpy wheel on the end for drawing
> raised lines.  Also there is a braille cumpus for drawing circules.  Check
> with the NFB store for these.  Also there are braille rulers for drawing
> lines.  The wheel will give you a line on the other side of the paper, if 
> I
> remember right.  I have not used one since in school.
> If you have a brailler, lines and shapes can be created with the brailler
> and he can color them.
> When coloring, try to describe colors by relating them to things in real
> life, like blue being the wide ocean, orange being the sun set Or the warm
> sun shine, green being the grass under his feet when you go walking in a
> field.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:14 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie
>
> Hi Dick,
>
> One way you can help him color is to first introduce him to simple shapes 
> by
> taking a bottle of either elmers glue or the tacky glue and tracing the
> shapes on a piece of paper with a simple glue line, letting it dry and 
> then
> giving him the crayons to fill in the spaces inside the raised lines.  He
> should be able to feel on the paper where the lines are and where the
> colored in areas are as well.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>
>
>> 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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