[Nfb-krafters-korner] dreams
Neva Fairchild
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Thu May 12 13:09:03 UTC 2011
Thanks, I needed some new reading ideas. I love the knitting novels I have
found too.
Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
Brewer
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:54 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dreams
You got it. I loved living in that book for a week or so. I haven't erased
it yet. Might have to go back there.
I read the Union quilter and it is good but I think the Aloha Quilt is my
all time favorite.
Right now I a reading "One DAy At a Time" by D Steel. It is good but no one
is crafting in it.
I read just small amounts each day when I lay down for a nap. Then I fall
asleep and have to go back in the book. But my days are nice. I sure am glad
I love my Husband.
H
On May 10, 2011, at 11:20 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:
> Henrietta,
>
> I just listened to Aloha quilt s and oh what a wonderful dream. Now
> can you imagine living the winter in Hawaii quilting and teaching
> quilting and living back home in the summer quilting and teaching
> quilting. Man I want to do that!
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 5/10/2011 8:38:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:
>
> Hi Linda
> You are making me smile. I have always loved books too. I had so many
> children's books that I had to share them with a library.
>
> I just bought the Aloha quilt to share with a couple of girl friends.
> I had already listened to it. I like a couple books on my coffee
> table most of the time.
>
>
> I know you really miss what you can't see anymore. But you do have the
> memories of seeing We are very lucky to have those memories. They are
what
> make us who we are now as blind people.
>
> Henrietta
> On May 10, 2011, at 7:18 AM, River Woman wrote:
>
>> That is a great idea to put things on video with the voice
>> identifying
> what is there.
>> Today is day 5 on my new project _113 Photos in 113 Days_
>> Yesterday's
> photo was a close shot of my very old, and very large White Lilac
> bush in full bloom - I zeroed in and just photographed a couple of
> branches with the enormous flowers plunging forward towards the
> viewer. Today, who knows? I just carry my camera out and about with
> me, and take some photos, then when putting them onto the computer I
> go with the one that seems to be the most interesting and that
> defines a moment of my day. This is fun. And, I was thinking, I need
> to print out the photo each day, put it in an archival sheet and into
> a binder - I like REAL photos - ones that someone can hold in the
> hand and look at any time. Photos and books are like that - the touch
> of them, the smell, and the heft in the hand - nothing can take the
> place of the real thing. They are objects, and works of art. My
> greatest loss is that I can not hold my books in my hand and enjoy
> being a part of them as I used to do. But, I st ill like to own then,
> have them on my shelves, and hold them, and know they are there for
anyone else to enjoy at any time. I love books!
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer"
> <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 8:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Blind Photographers,Digital
>> Cameras
> and Knifty Knitter
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I have used my phone camera to send my Son a picture so he could
> explain something to me. But as I thought about the camera we are
> getting Gary, I realized that it is video that would mean something to
> me. They have very simple video cameras. One no bigger then an I
> phone that is like a point and shoot but video. Just above what you
> buy a child. It has five minutes of memory but room for a card. We got a
couple steps above this. It has
> sixteen gig of space. Not much for video but can handle a card. This way
I can
> hear what is on the picture.
>>>
>>> For example, even if I take a shot of something I have made and put
>>> it
> on the computer, I can go back and hear my voice say this is my pink
> shrug or whatever I want to use to identify. Snap shots can usually
> be made from video.
>>> H
>>> On May 9, 2011, at 11:07 AM, River Woman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wonderful. When I take my photos, I cannot see what is on the screen.
> I aim at what I want to get and take several photos. Once I put them
> on my computer, with Zoom Text, I can SEE the photos. I SEE things
> through my computer - that is how I know what I have captured. Then,
> others comment on the photos and I SEE it much better through their
> eyes. I love doing this and it is fun to SEE other's work this way,
> too. What I see on my screen is the contrasts - I can see sharp
> contrasts in general. The time of day, when I THINK I can SEE is at
twilight - full sunlight completely blinds me.
>>>> But, at twilight, which is my favorite time of day anyway, I think
>>>> I
> am absolutely NORMAL. haha In fact, I stand there and think, "I
> could get my motorcycle out and go for a ride tonight." But, I know
> better. It is just wishful thinking. sigh
>>>>
>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]"
> <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:31 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Blind Photographers, Digital
> Cameras and Knifty Knitter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Another thing that got me intreaged was my sister showed me her
> cottage on the screen of her camera. I was amaized that I could tell
> it was a white house. The contrast of the white against the blue tv
> screen was great and distinct.
>>>>> Terry P.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 9:32 AM
>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Blind Photographers, Digital
> Cameras and Knifty Knitter
>>>>>
>>>>> The photographer uses his cane to touch things close by, to get a
> feel for what is near him - to get the shape and the rhythmn - just
> as you did in your photos. He also says that he sees the photo
> through the descriptions given to him by the viewers of his photos.
> Seeing is done with the entire body and the mind - not only the eyes.
> Seeing is something that happens very slowly, over a period of a long
> time usually Seeing is something that embraces the spirit and the
> body - so YOU see your photo through other's interpretations of what they
are looking at. Isn't that an exciting concept.
>>>>> We see through the spirit - the third eye - when we see bestl.
>>>>> Using
> only the eyes to see, is quite limiting even for a fully sighted person.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it is wonderful that you want to do photography and I
>>>>> sure
> encourage you to go with it girl! What a wonderful idea you have.
>>>>>
>>>>> My camera is a GE 10.1 megapixel E1040 I bought it just before I
>>>>> lost my sight 3 1/2 years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now, I am doing an album which is post daily on Face Book.
>>>>> The
> Album is _113 Photos in 113 Days_ Each day, I take some photos, then
> I choose ONE that I will put in this album every day. I am on DAY
> FOUR now. Day one was a close up of my Hoya Plant blossom in my
> office. Day 2 was a still life of knitting needles in two vintage
> pitchers/vases from my collection; and Day 3 was yesterday - a photo
> of my house itting on the hillside, with the brilliant green yellows of
spring trees and grass surrounding it.
> Today is Day 4 and I do not yet know what I will put in the album to
> reflect today.
>>>>>
>>>>> For me, this is a way of doing a journal - a photo journal.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can find me on Face Book - look for _Lynda J. Lambert _ and
>>>>> add
> me to your friend list if you like.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep going with your ideas on photography - you'll be so glad you
did.
>>>>> Remember, it is with our entire being that we SEE, not just the eyes.
> Go for it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 9:10 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Blind Photographers, Digital
> Cameras and Knifty Knitter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a codac easy shair. It has a feature for close up and
>>>>>> far
> away.
>>>>>> I am not trying to stir up trouble, but the comment by the blind
>>>>>> fotographer using is cane, is almost illogical. I was at
>>>>>> National,
> the
>>>>>> year we were on the river, with the nice walk along the river.
>>>>>> I
> have
>>>>>> some nice pictures I took of the hotel and the river. I was
>>>>>> near the railing, turned towards the hotel and took a few
>>>>>> distant shots. I surely did not tutch that huge building with
>>>>>> my cane. I used my
> cane
>>>>>> to find my barings as to where I was from the railing, to get a
>>>>>> good shot. I have some beautiful shots of lake frunts, just by
>>>>>> looking at what I wanted to take a picture of. Lifting the camera
>>>>>> to eye level
> and
>>>>>> snapping a shot. You do not havve to be able to see your field
> through
>>>>>> the lenze to take a good shot. I have a girl in my chapter, who
>>>>>> is totally blind, I think, and if she can take pictures, then why
> cann't
>>>>>> I. I used to think it was crazy for a blind person to take
pictures.
>>>>>> I even have a digital photo frame to enlarge pictures. I just
>>>>>> have
> to
>>>>>> learn how to use it. It will enlarge pictures from your camera's
> storage card. I now have all my craft pictures on cd.
>>>>>> I can see this as an enjoyment for a partial, but how can a
>>>>>> total enjoy it if they can not see the pictures that they took.
>>>>>> Terry Powers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Karen [mailto:butterfly05 at earthlink.net]
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:18 PM
>>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Blind Photographers, Digital
>>>>>> Cameras and Knifty Knitter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, Does anyone have information about purchasing an easy-to-use
>>>>>> digital camera? Is it possible to complete basic tasks such as
>>>>>> selecting the needed image format and quality, manipulating the
> photo
>>>>>> size and determining if the picture is oriented correctly? An
>>>>>> article was posted here recently about a blind photographer and
>>>>>> it got me thinking about the equipment he might be using. I'm
>>>>>> interested in discovering the most affordable and accessible
options.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks so much to everyone who responded to my question about
>>>>>> the paper cutter. I found one that has a blade that cuts on the
>>>>>> edge
> which
>>>>>> allows me to fold the paper where I need a cut, line it up and
>>>>>> mark the cutter with dymo tape. It has a finger guard and is
>>>>>> working out
> well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To everyone who has helped me with the Knifty Knitter, I am
>>>>>> almost finished with my first skein. I have made four baby
>>>>>> washcloths. They are not perfect but after several startup
>>>>>> disasters and completely unraveling two that were nearly
>>>>>> finished, they are usable. It is amazing how easily all that
>>>>>> work will unravel. It's all part of the
> learning process I guess.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My aunt just sent me a big box of yarn saying my grandmother
>>>>>> would be thrilled I was taking up knitting and would want me to
>>>>>> have it. I gather she has quite a supply of yarn she and my
>>>>>> grandmother have bought over the years. This may be the
>>>>>> motivation I need to attempt
> a
>>>>>> larger project. The e stitch I can do now but I would like to
>>>>>> learn
> the knit and pearl.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope everyone had a good weekend,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Karen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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