Sensational New Image for National Braille Press Release
A little while ago National Braille Press asked me to create a tactile image for a new children's book release. I am always happy to work with Diane Croft, publisher, at the Press. She sent this image from the book by Cynthia Ryland titled Dog Heaven. Previously in...
Making Sense of a Tactile Landscape
Today Julie Deden, Dan Burke have agreed to examine two tactile landscape images to discover what they are able to see in each image. I have added verbal description of each picture in the video for the benefit of my blog visitors. I did not explain either image to...
Sensational Questions About Tactile Art – What Works?
This week I am posting a short audio clip, around seven minutes long, about what I am trying to learn from the audio interviews I am posting each month. I have lots of questions and I know some people who might know some of the answers. [audio...
How to Make a Tactile Picture – Clay Model to Mold
People often wonder how tactile pictures are made. There are lots of different ways to make a mold for thermoform reproduction but the technique I use most frequently is to sculpt clay and then cast it in a heat resistant, flexible plastic. Photo One: This is a photo...
Wonder Baby review
The amazing entrepreneur/mom, Amber Bobnar over at WonderBaby.org posted an extremely kind, well-researched and linked article about my fairy tales. This is especially timely since I just came to an agreement with the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin about...
Parent / Teacher Guide for “Sadie Can Count”
A Few Suggestions Sadie Can Count can be used in many different ways: as an introduction to counting, as an introduction to print and/or Braille, as an introduction to colors and rhythm, and as an introduction to picture recognition both visually and tactually. Sadie...