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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Marlene, I agree wholeheartedly – and Happy 2020 to all! Ashuera, I would also like to know what materials you used. Here’s my question to all: If the visual representation shows a magical event that is sinister, exciting and suspenseful, how can we employ materials that offer a parallel experience through touch. In other words, knowing the tactile layout of the image and understanding its physical elements gives us one experience, but I believe there is an equally meaningful experience to be hadthrough the arrangement of tactile materials that do not consider visiual experience as the prime mover.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Something exciting to consider for the New Year!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All thoughts welcome and thanks for everything everybody does in this wonderful space!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Peter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> TAGS <tags-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marlene McAllister via TAGS<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 31, 2019 10:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tactile Art and Tactile Graphics Specialist list <tags@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Marlene McAllister <marlene-mcallister@att.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TAGS] My new tactile painting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Ashwarya!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>For me, I love the combination of visual and non-visual presentations. My experience at CCB and with Ann Cunningham taught me the two worlds are more powerful and interesting together.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marlene McAllister<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Dec 31, 2019, at 5:15 AM, Donald Winiecki via TAGS <<a href="mailto:tags@nfbnet.org">tags@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><h3><span class=gmail-gd><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Aishwarya,</span></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Marvelous rendition! You have indeed captured the elements you describe. I can vividly imagine interrogating the painting with my hands, and learning how Sirius Black (as a dog) is investigating and then entering the hole in the twisted tree trunks as Harry Potter orbits the night sky above!</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>I am curious what materials you have used?</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Best,</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>_don</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 3:43 AM Aishwarya Pillai via TAGS <<a href="mailto:tags@nfbnet.org">tags@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<br><br>I just finished a tactile painting called "The Whomping Willow". I bet<br>all the Harry Potter fans would know what I am talking about. the idea<br>to create it came to my mind when I was watching the movie and was<br>wondering how persons with vision loss would know what exactly is on<br>screen.<br>I've attached the image of the painting to this mail and below is its<br>description;<br>its a portrait style painting with the Whomping willow (two monster<br>trees twisted together) occupying most of the canvas. The colors I<br>used for it are shades of brown and black. It also has few orange<br>leaves indicating that its autumn. towards the lower portion, there<br>are rocks and grass on which the character of Sirius Black in the form<br>of a dog is entering the hole at the bottom of the tree. the<br>background is shades of blue. there's a star on the top left and<br>Harry potter seems to be flying in the sky on his broom stick on the<br>top right. He is wearing a red t-shirt, blue jeans and a cloak.<br>This was the toughest of all the tactile paintings I did as I had to<br>recreate what I had seen years ago when I had my eye sight. I hope it<br>has come out well.<br><br>With regards,<br>Aishwarya.<br>_______________________________________________<br>TAGS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:TAGS@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">TAGS@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tags_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tags_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for TAGS:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tags_nfbnet.org/dwiniecki%40handid.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tags_nfbnet.org/dwiniecki%40handid.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>TAGS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:TAGS@nfbnet.org">TAGS@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tags_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/tags_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for TAGS:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tags_nfbnet.org/marlene-mcallister%40att.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/tags_nfbnet.org/marlene-mcallister%40att.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>