Creating With Blind Abandon

NOTICE!!

Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel the Creating With Blind Abandon meeting scheduled for this Saturday, January 8th, due to illness.

We care about all of our kids’ health and safety and don’t want to take any chances of spreading germs! Please plan to meet with us again on February 5th from 1-3pm. We look forward to seeing you then!!

The location of our meetings have returned to the R. B. Trullis Library located at 21569 US Hwy 59, New Caney, TX. We will meet from 1:00-3:00 PM on the first Saturday of each month. Please note that some dates may change due to conflicts.

We look forward to letting our creative spirit soar with projects such as the Houston Art Car Parade coming in April 2022! We look forward to seeing our old and new friends!

This is a free art program for students who are blind or have low vision! All are welcome! Please help us plan accordingly by letting us know if you can join us!

About Us

Our Artists

Our program is open to any student with a visual impairment, including blindness or low vision that cannot be corrected with glasses, who would like to express himself/herself creatively! We would love to see this program reach students throughout the Houston and surrounding areas by relocating our meetings to the Metropolitan Multi- Services Center in central Houston!

Our Goal

We continue on our never-ending quest for accessible art venues for our students. Unfortunately, in the vast cultural city of Houston, tactile art exhibits cannot be found! We will continue participating in as many events as we can find, so that everyone will see that even the visually impaired love to experience art! So far, we have been featured on ABC Channel 13 for our participation in the Houston Art Car Parade, participated in the Houston White Cane Day celebration, participated in the HAVIN Expo, and have been featured in TSBVI TX Sensbilites newsletters in both the Summer 2018 and Summer 2019 editions. Who knows! Maybe one day we will open our own tactile museum! We dare to dream!

How We Began

My name is Katherine Trimm, and I am a Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments (CTVI). Over the years, I have had so many students who love art, but do not usually have the opportunity to express themselves creatively! Linda Brown, a Braillist, and I decided that it was time for a change! Together we researched artistic opportunities for our students to no avail! We resolved that our students could become the tactile artists that we could not find! With the help of some wonderful people, we saw our vision come alive!

Contact Us

Creating With Blind Abandon

Meeting Location: R. B. Trullis Library located at 21569 US Hwy 59, New Caney, TX

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 665, Tomball, TX 77377

Hours

We usually meet the first Saturday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM.

Occasionally, there is a scheduling conflict with the library.

Please check with our "Meetings and Events" for exact meeting dates

TIME AND LOCATION

Creating With Blind Abandon is a free art program for students who are blind or who have low vision that cannot be corrected with glasses. The directors and staff include Certified Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment (CTVI), Braillists, Certified Special Education teachers, and other adult members. Beginning December 4, 2021 we will be meeting the first Saturday of the month at the R. B. Trullis Library located at 21569 US Hwy 59, New Caney, TX 77019. However, we may occasionally have a scheduling conflict with other planned programming at the library. We post our meeting information on our website on the "Meetings and Events" tab and on our Facebook page. You can also email us for additional information.