Jaywick Martello Tower: Seeing Art Differently
Annie Fennymore is an award-winning blind artist who has developed her unique form of tactile art.
Annie Fennymore is an award-winning blind artist who has developed her unique form of tactile art.
For this talk, Annie will show a few examples of her art work and share with us how she lost her sight and what motivated her to turn to art.
She will also share with us some amusing anecdotes that seem to pepper her life. Annie welcomes questions and you can be assured of an entertaining and an honest insight into Annie’s life and work.
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