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Interviews, photos and video: Blinded in Vietnam War, sculptor Michael Naranjo visits OKC to study National Cowboy Museum's 'End

By Brandy McDonnellA version of this story appears in Monday's The Oklahoman. Touching the dream: Blind sculptor Michael Naranjo finds inspiration at National Cowboy Museum's 'End of the Trail'The top of his head brushing lightly against the massive horse's face, Michael Naranjo carefully ran his hands over its plaster muzzle.With fingertips and palms, the New Mexico sculptor studied the towering steed's forelock, eyes and forehead, using touch to see what his eyes cannot, tracing the work of a fellow artist and matching his tactile observations to a vague boyhood memory."It's exciting: the tingling feeling in my fingers and just adrenaline and the thrill of something that you never expected to do, the opportunity of getting to do it," Naranjo said."It's hard to process because it's so big, but I have an idea of what it looks like so that helps.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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