[Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was, Re: more picture info

Tue Sep 27 12:09:19 UTC 2011

When I was creating a series of large vessels last year I thought of putting 
braille words on my pots - but then I decided not to - braille is not at all 
of interest to me - I use all electronics - it is a personal choice and I 
decided that putting braille on my pots would be meaningless to me, and our 
art reflects who we are personally and braille would not reflect me.  I 
thought about the idea of communication through art, and the only thing that 
braille would communicate would be to a person who uses it. I also thought 
about the notion of putting a "sign" of my art - putting any kind of words 
in any manner on my vessels would make them didactic, and I don't want to 
limit anyone's imagination through use of any words or signs on anything I 
do. This is my personal art philosophy - I think about who my audience will 
be and how I will communicate to them - signs and words are usually really 
"stop signs" to most people. The exact opposite of what I want my work to 
do.

With everything we do, we need to consider why we do it, who we are doing it 
for, and what the end goal of it is.
And, that is when it becomes art - when it expressed ideas and concepts.

Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denise Shaible" <denise.shaible at att.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more 
picture info

> Okay, as usual, I'm a little behind in reading all of the posts I receive 
> from Krafters Korner.  I just read this one about using Braille in crafts. 
> I was once involved with a ministry with my former church in Pompano 
> Beach, FL.  We needed to make crafts and send cards and letters to those 
> on retreat and I made a cross with full Braille cells.  I put it on a book 
> mark and another time, I made the cross on post cards and wrote a note on 
> the back. People who received these little gifts really liked them and 
> were fascinated by them as they had never seen crafts made from Braille. 
> I think large Braille dots would make some nice crafts for borders, etc. 
> I never got the chance to experiment with this but I think it would work. 
> this could be achieved with a slate and styllus.  I used a Braille writer 
> for the crosses, though.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lindy van der Merwe
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:46 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more 
> picture info
>
> Yes, Terry, I am currently checking out the program to figure out what it
> can do.
> I have to figure out some of the terms and concepts since it has been a 
> long
> time since I have done these type of calculations.
> If anybody manages a drawing, please let us know. Even if it just prints 
> on
> a normal printer, I am sure my husband and children will have some 
> comments
> about my attempts at drawing (grin).
> Related to the subject of drawing without sight, I have actually used
> braille in the past in some of my crafts. I normally used my Perkins
> Brailler, for instance, to make a frame around an a5-sized piece of paper
> for a birthday card or for a photo frame. I would sometimes use a straight
> line or a pattern, like the ie-ie- combination, or similar. I have also
> drawn some basic shapes in braille for my children to colour or decorate.
> Lastly I have used braille for texture when folding origami boxes, for
> instance. I would either do the braille myself or use pages of old
> magazines.
> Lindy
>
> ----- 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, September 22, 2011 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>
>
>> Lindi;
>> If we can get this working, Look at the patern world it would open up to 
>> you.  Any one you know in your country or in the US could mail you 
>> diagrams of paterns, shapes...
>> It would open up a new way of shairing paterns and ideas!
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lindy van der Merwe [mailto:stephlin at iafrica.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:23 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>>
>> Thank you, Joyce.
>> I find this all very interesting. I find the idea of being able to draw 
>> with a computer program, and as a blind person, quite fascinating. I am 
>> sure there are all kinds of uses for such a program, e.g. being able to 
>> draw simple shapes/pictures of basic objects, numbers and letters for our 
>> children, card making, scrap booking, and of course for crafts that may 
>> become more accessible by using such a program, not to mention the 
>> possibilities for blind students and teachers.
>> Here in South Africa, as in other countries, braille printers are quite 
>> expensive for the average blind person and there are only a few places 
>> that will do braille embossing; normally it can take a long time too, so 
>> there is a waiting period.
>> So, I would be interested in other ways of making the print into a 
>> tactile format, which will enable one to do a drawing, print or emboss, 
>> or whatever, and feel what you have drawn.
>> I also like the idea of being able to write a line of text. I can see 
>> some possibilities for this too.
>> Lindy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:47 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>>
>>
>>> OK I found out what PIAF is.  By the way in case anyone wants to know
>>> P I A F stands for pictures in a flash.  The machine that basically
>>> produces this is a heating unit.  The price for it is $1399 plus $45 
>>> shipping.
>>> This
>>> only can produce black and white photos.  That is what  I was told by
>>> a company that sells these babies.  Professor Baldwin also  mentioned
>>> that the paper used to produce these graphics with this cost 80 cents
>>> per sheet.
>>>
>>> So that is that information for us.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
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