1. A touch-sensitive apparatus comprising: a. a deformable touch layer having a top surface accessible to a user and a bottom surface; b. a compliant sense object layer mounted below the deformable touch layer and adjacent to the bottom surface; c. a compliant dielectric layer mounted below the deformable sense object layer; and d. a plurality of sensors spaced apart from each other and mounted below the compliant dielectric layer, each sensor capable of providing an indication of proximity to the sense object layer.