3-D tactile elephant hoodie deep Heather grey

I gasped when we printed this  bright blue ink for the first time. In my head, this Indian elephant was beautiful with a raised trunk and decorative blanket on its back. I was excited about using the  colorful tactile ink with the glitter in it to add additional dimension. What I didn’t know was how beautiful the print would come out with the combination of the color, the glitter and the details of the art. (Of course, I was using an enormous amount of light to be able to see it -so to me the sparkle was just WOWZA!)

The elephant is walking forward with it trunk happily up in the air and its tusk facing upwards. There are long floppy ears an a waving tail. The elephant is decorated in traditional Indian style with pretty design motifs. The elephant has a blanket on its back. The blanket has a big floral design on it. All of these elements are completely tactile when you see this print with your hands.

Underneath the elephant are the words “courage*strength*wisdom In grade 1 braille”

In case you don’t read braille or forget what the words are, we are going to include a braille alphabet card from the American printing house in your package. We also think it will be fun if you pick one of our braille only prints to send to a friend, who will have fun decoding the braille if they are not braille readers. 

I did this print with a nod  to my friend Pooja Punjabi, whose family is from Punjab, India. Many of you know Pooja and her husband Cosimo from national conventions. Pooja has been remarkably supportive In my life journey, particularly when the journey turned to blindness. She has been so supportive throughout the five years of Blind Girl Designs, and is still cheering us on  to this day. 

This hoodie has a traditional pouch pocket on the front and drawstrings at the hood. It is a pull over your head hoodie. It has banded sleeves and bottom as well. Please wash inside out a cold and OK to dry in the dryer until nice and cozy, the key is that you have to wash and dry it inside out to protect the ink -it’s absolutely a must! 
Enjoy your Blind Girl Designs!