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The poison bottle stands on a shelf above my desk. Sometimes I pause in my work, lift it down, and turn it in my hands. It is about three inches tall and made of clear glass–before I wrote that statement I checked with my sighted daughter, just to...

This year I am celebrating my 20th Anniversary of teaching art at the Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB). As I inch towards retirement I was concerned that the art program would fade away if I didn’t take some action to make sure that a succession...

Zach Wolfson has finished editing our conversation about the directions we hope to take our work. I hope you enjoy his beautiful work. Thanks Zach!Jenny Callahan is sitting on the floor of the art room at the Colorado Center for the Blind curling a...

Here is the transcription of a speech I gave at the National Federation of the Blind Convention in Orlando, Florida. This piece was originally published in the Braille Monitor in 2017. From the Editor: Ann Cunningham is an artist who works as the...

Colorado Center For the Blind student, Rebecca Jackson, reads Sadie Goes to the Lost and Found Pound for the first time. It was fun to explore the different types of dogs and their toys with her! This book and more are in the works this year. We...

I always have print and Braille labels with my artwork but sometimes being able to access audio files is preferable. I would like to share the methods I am going to be using at my next exhibit. There is a broad range of solutions. If you have some...

(photo description: Eight members of the Tactile Art Club are covering styrofoam egg or ball shapes with many thin layers of colorful wool. Some people have on gloves and others are working with bare hands. Everyone has a 16oz cottage cheese...

This blog is for fans of the Sensational BlackBoard. If you have ever had a drawing tear and you would like to know how to easily fix it, we have made a short video to show you how.If you are interested in making tactile graphics but have no idea...

Nancy Cozart, a Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TVI) for the Littleton Public Schools in Colorado, is one of those teachers who you hope is assigned to your child. She is generous with her time and thoughtful about organizing...

I was asked by Colorado Ski for Light http://cosfl.org  to make a map of Snow Mountain Ranch, Nordic Center ski trails. Sounds easy enough. Once I had the map in hand, I realized this place is a rabbit warren of twisting trails crisscrossing...