tactile femme – Diagram 6 by Lisa J. Murphy

A red fimo and sculpey mix, creating a sculpture of a woman’s inner thigh area. This diagram is not yet included in my project. I finished it eons ago, and forgot to add it. The Braille will read ” Her hand reaches further down between her legs and her middle finger enters her anus”.

tactile femme by Lisa J. Murphy. Image is a sculpture of a woman's finger in her anus.

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tactile femme sculpture by Lisa J. Murphy

tactile femme is a project I completed in 2019.  The following image is a clay sculpture of a woman’s inner thighs, her clitoris, labia & anus.  Wire mesh is used for pubic hair. The mesh has a great texture.

tactile femme by Lisa J. Murphy. Sculpture of a woman's inner thighs, vulva, and anus.

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tactile cordage image 2 sculpture

So I turned this image on its side to post, just for kicks. It is a sculpture of a woman on all fours, with a saddle on her back, a blindfold on her eyes, and a bit in her mouth. Materials used are fimo, sculpey, cereal box cardboard, netting, twine, ribbon, and a small metal loop.
tactile cordage by Lisa J. Murphy. A sculpture image of a woman on all fours, turned sideways.

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tactile cordage: woman wearing a gas mask

A photograph of the sculpture I made for image 3. It is a naked woman wearing a gas mask with her arms and legs tied to points out of view. I used fimo, sculpey, cardboard, twine, mesh, carpet tape & ribbon to create this work. It is mounted on a piece of Braille paper, ready for the thermoform machine.

tactile cordage by Lisa J. Murphy. A naked woman wearing a gas mask with her limbs tied to points out of view.

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Purchasing during COVID-19

Tactile Mind Studio Limited uses thermoform plastic for tactile images and Braille descriptions. This is a very sturdy material and pages can be sprayed and gently wiped with disinfectant. tactile mind book and tactile atelier bookmark both have paper accompaniments which can be held back and mailed (at no extra expense) when the pandemic passes.

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Lisa J. Murphy Previous Work Tactile Hamster

Yes, it really is a tactile thermoform hamster (side view).

Believe it.

Lisa J. Murphy

Tactile Mind Studio Limited

Artist /Author  of tactile mind: A book of nude (3-D) photographs for the blind / vision impaired.

Artist / Author of  tactile atelier bookmark: A set of four photographs for the blind / vision impaired.

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Lisa J. Murphy Previous Work Tactile Snail

Found this tactile thermoform page in a box. I believe it’s a type of sea snail.

I created the original sculpture using diagramming foil.

Lisa J. Murphy

Tactile Mind Studio Limited

Artist / Author of tactile mind: A book of nude (3-D) photographs for the blind / vision impaired.

Artist / Author of tactile atelier bookmark: A set of four photographs for the blind / vision impaired.

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Reasons for everyone to purchase ‘tactile mind’ the book or individual pages.

tactile mind: A book of nude (3-D) photographs for the blind and vision impaired.

(Because I know a few people out there need convincing-) by Lisa J. Murphy

tactile mind (pages and book ) makes a great gift for any occasion.

This book is handmade by myself from home in about 150 feet of space. My thermoform machine sits inbetween windows for best air-flow, surrounded by tables with the master diagrams and the thermoform plastic tactile copies . (My apartment is currently a disaster area of artwork. shipping supplies, and dirty dishes).

Each book is signed and numbered, and because of the hand-made nature of the project, each book and the individual diagrams are a little bit different – no two are the same.

It’s the self-published indie book that’s received world recognition.There was  no financial backing or publishing house in the background. It was merely me, throwing down a few million pounds of wings and even more jugs of draft, to try to make enough money to produce this. At this point, I believe every country in the world has run press regarding ‘tactile mind’, every time I search the internet, there are  more articles on this project. Even though I’ve been misquoted about a million times, I am really happy this book has started a dialogue  about “equalizing” people with disabilities of any sort. It’s amazing how in this day and age there are still so many generalizations about people with disabilities.We are all human, we all have needs, and wants, and dislikes, and sexual needs are included, but now a days you can even hook-up with kinky MILFS online if you’d like and get all of the casual sex that you could ever want.

A few of my favorite press/interviews (right now, off the top of my head) include: CNN, BBC World Service, “Q”CBC, ABC, Michel Comte, Jay Thomas Show (Howard Stern Network), Rachel Ray, The Daily Telegraph, The National Post, Global T.V., AOL, (and  there are so many others!).  I have talked to so many amazing journalists from all over the world in the past month, since the story launched with The Toronto Star.

Sighted, vision impaired, or blind – this book (and pages) are great to touch! I’ve watched people grab it and start feeling the pages. And so many people have different opinions of this work. It’s been called everything from erotic and pornographic to others, but if you want to find local sex online you can go online to find this. It’s just a cool book of my photographs, done in a style to make my work more accessible.

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A couple photos and description of hand-pressing/thermoforming Bullet Belt Diagram 13 from ‘tactile mind’ the book.

Just a couple pictures of me (Lisa J. Murphy) pressing pages of  tactile mind at home.  For those who have  a vision impairment or blindness, or anyone who is simply curious; I will give you a quick description. In the two pictures, I am putting the master copy Braille page of  Diagram 13/ Bullet Belt onto the thermoform machine. I am laying the page within the confines of the machine;  the base and frame of  the thermoform machine  is layered in tape to get the best suction.  Soon I lay a piece of thermoform plastic on top, press the edges down with the frame, pull the heat source over the diagram and the plastic, the vacuum suction goes – and voila!  A  3-D thermoform diagram page.

Sounds really easy. In reality many things can go wrong. The diagram, for starters can break –  but that is the worst case scenario. Lately, I’ve had a couple problems in my master pages with a knee cap dislodging , a couple nipples coming loose, a background shredding, hearts moving, and a vagina crumbling. Nothing major, very fixable – just general wear and tear on the images.

Also, my trusty thermoform machine can be a little tempermental. I just give her lots of time to heat up, and some break periods throughout days when I’m printing.

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