Bringing picture books to life for blind and visually impaired children

Taking shape

In his garage workshop, 88-year-old Len Webb uses a chisel to carve the underwater creatures that were originally illustrated by Axel Scheffer for Julia Donaldson’s picture book, Tiddler. Having previously worked in set design, Webb has been volunteering for Living Paintings for more than 20 years. “Len is an absolute diamond,” says Living Paintings’ head of communications Nick Ford.