Amh-- here's one of my most favorite artists, Barbara Hepworth. She was British and sculpted large very organic pieces. There's a large installed piece in the dallas sculpture garden, and in the early days i would walk around it, feeling the bronze, the texture and the mood of the piece. I can't tell you the profound effect it had on me! It spoke to my soul! I have been so fortunate to have world famous art pieces within reach, literally. I am a very tactile artist, so fabric is just another medium and direction for me. I am collecting pieces of silk to do an all silk quilt. Sometimes touch is even more important than sight.