Braille as Art as Braille

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By John Walters on Wednesday, April 13, 2005.
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Jewelry artist Kim Christiansen answered his phone one day and heard Stevie Wonder on the other end, calling to commission some of his work. Christiansen's jewelry is ornamented with designs in Braille; his other textured work is drawn from rubbings of manhole covers. He tells host John Walters how his work has evolved.

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