Suggested Tactile Art Pieces made using 3D laser cutting methods

Mike Kolitsky - 609-399-2431

Example of art pieces made using 3D laser cutting and made accessible for blind or visually impaired patrons by inclusion of audio responsive options to read poetry.

1. Ferris Haiku: 11 inches high, 14 inches deep, 12 inches wide

This is piece won Best in Show at the Pequot Library 22nd Annual Art Show on October, 2019.

2. Merry-Go-Round Haiku

View 1 - side view - note buttons for playing audio reading haiku lines. 7 inches high, 10 inches wide and deep

View 2 - top view

3. Cube of Poetry 1

This piece was also in the Pequot Library show and when opened shows Braille on inside as seen in View 2 below.

5 inches wide, 5 inches deep and 11 inches with holder but 3 inches smaller without holder.

View 2 - when opened, Braille can be seen on inside of every cube face.

Cube of Poetry 2 open - 32 inches long, 24 inches wide, 2 inches high

4. Cube of Poetry 2 - made with clear acrylic and uses QR code so that poetry lines can be read with a QR code reader.

View 1 - 5 inches wide, 5 inches deep and 11 inches with holder but 3 inches smaller without holder.

View 2 - view without black holder to show it is easy to pick up and read poetry on all faces of cube.

5. Mayan LIGO

View from top and side: Line on side shows graph data produced by LIGO (gravity wave telescope) capturing gravity waves produced by two black holes colliding. Top shows round black diaphragm which produces audio of collision which sounds like chirps and when you place your finger lightly on the diaphragm (simulating black hole), you can feel the vibrations. If the Mayan priests were alive today and you told them we have now measured the gravity waves as sounds coming from black holes in space, they would likely not be surprised as they spoke to their Gods and received answers from nature when they performed their ceremonies at the top of the Mayan ceremonial structure.

6. Altered Book Art - Old lady at the window.

View 1 - from the front, shows a book in the shape of a house with a roof and window. In the window sits an old woman for whom the poem has been written which describes how lonely it can be when one grows old and friends pass away to leave you waiting to see what you can see from your second story window. Note use of QR code on all pages to make art and poetry accessible to blind patrons.

View 1 - front cover. 9 inches deep. 6.5 inches wide, 3/4 inches high

View 2:

Open = 9 inches deep. 13 inches wide, 3/4 inches high

View 3:

Last page showing, note all pages have QR code for reading poetry on each page making this work accessible to blind patron.

7. Concertina: currently now in show (RED) at Novado gallery in Jersey City, NJ through March 21. Sold for $300.00 on Feb. 28, 2020.

Image below is open on side with text and can be opeedn to 64 inches, 8 inches wide, 3 inches tall using bluw handles just like a concertina.

View 2: Braille translation of poem on red side makes this work accessible for blind attendees to the show.