[Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Valerie,
Does the book only have instructions? Aren't there any pages about
technique relating to coming up with your own designs?

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 5/19/16, minh ha via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I would call Perkins and ask them about this. I know the book exists
> entirely in braille because a friend of mine has a copy, so they might
> have simply sent you the wrong version.
>
> On 5/18/16, Valerie via Nfb-krafters-korner
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Yeah, I thought the same thing, and I planned to call them today, but I
>> live
>> in California, so by the time I realized something was not right, it was
>> 3:00 my time, and since they’re 3 hours ahead of me, I figured their
>> offices
>> would be closed. I’m going to call tomorrow during my break between my art
>> history and sculpture classes.
>> Valerie
>>> On May 18, 2016, at 6:32 PM, ncbootman--- via Nfb-krafters-korner
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Valerie,
>>>
>>> You need to contact Perkins and talk to a person. It is my understanding
>>> that the instructions should be in braille. If they are not, they need to
>>> make this more clear.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Valerie via Nfb-krafters-korner
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:11 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Cc: Valerie
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I bought my own copy of the “Drawing with Your Perkins” book a week or so
>>> ago, and I just got it today. I asked them to give me a Braille copy of
>>> the book, and I expected that the instructions would be brailled too.
>>> Either this assumption is mistaken, or they gave me a print copy after
>>> all. In between each of the Braille drawings are a few print pages. My
>>> question is: Does the print version just show pictures of the Braille
>>> dots, or does it have the actual Braille drawings in it for demonstration
>>> purposes? My sister has partial sight, and she said that the print pages
>>> in between had instructions for each picture on them, but I couldn’t find
>>> them written in Braille. I knew how to make most of the drawings in the
>>> book because I have the Marie Porter PDF file, and they have similar
>>> drawings in each—something else I didn’t know—but I had hoped for further
>>> direction, and maybe even a little more background info on how Braille
>>> Pictures came to be. If the text is only in print in both versions, they
>>> should just give you an option to download an electronic copy. Once I got
>>> that, I could then braille them out myself. I use my Braille Note to read
>>> the instructions for each drawing, and Braille it out line by line with
>>> my
>>> Perkins Braillewriter. Even the title of the book isn’t labeled in
>>> Braille, which I found surprising. Is it meant to be specifically for
>>> Braille transcribers who want to Braille out pictures for us blind folk?
>>> Mostly I’m just confused, but I’m going to keep the book because it’s
>>> bound a little better than the sketches I made and may last longer as a
>>> result.
>>> Hope you all are well.
>>> Take care,
>>> Valerie
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