So I guess you can read Braille with one hand...

[Jangler]

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/793455--for-those-who-cannot-see-erotica-in-3-d

Lisa J. Murphy doesn't make ordinary books. Most books are meant to be looked at, read only with your eyes. Hers are meant to be touched.

Her book Tactile Mind, which she hand-crafted herself, is meant to be felt up, to be precise. It is an erotic book for the blind and visually impaired, though it can be enjoyed by the sighted as well.

A photographer with a certificate in Tactile Graphics from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Murphy learned to create touchable images of animals for books for visually impaired children.

Then she realized that there was a lack of such books for adults only.

Tactile Mind is half art object, half artisanal concept book. It contains explicit softcore images that are raised from its pages, along with Braille text and photos. The effect of the tactile, plastic "images" is a bit like that of an ancient Greek bas-relief. Or, somewhat less precisely, a smutty pop-up book.

"There are no books of tactile pictures of nudes for adults, at least the last time I looked around," says Murphy.

"We're breaking new ground. Playboy has (an edition with) Braille wording, but there are no pictures."

She says that while we live in a culture saturated with sexual images, the blind have been "left out."

The book won't fit on just any shelf. It's 13 to 15 centimetres thick when shut.

It displays the visual photos alongside the tactile image based on them. A Braille description describes what's in the photos, such as articles of clothing.

"It'll say, `He's wearing a mask,' (so readers know) he's not missing a nose," says Murphy.

At $225 per numbered, signed copy, the book is definitely upscale.

"People love to touch it and look at it," says Jesse Huisken, co-owner of This Ain't The Rosedale Library. "People think it's charming; they just can't afford it."

[88 Bronco]

Something you wouldn't want to borrow from the library

[Hawk]

leave it to the Canadians! Make love, not war....even if you are blind and alone!!!

[88 Bronco]

leave it to the Canadians! Make love, not war....even if you are blind and alone!!!

Bullshit, if it was Candiain it would double as a coffee table book about sheep