[Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying
Sahar Husseini
sahar at inebraska.com
Mon Feb 20 15:01:50 UTC 2012
Wow! Yes, people think of beading as a craft, and they think of knitting as a craft. I suppose they both can be a craft, but I tend to think of them as art. Some of the knitting patterns people do are absolutely amazing. Can I have some of that energy and positive can-do attitude? Caffeine isn't doing it. *smile*
Warm regards,
Sahar Husseini
For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
www.saharscreations.com
Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Michael Jordan
----- Original Message -----
From: River Woman
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying
I do not do crafts, as such, but I use craft materials to make art.
The reason I can do almost any art form is that when you are working on your
BFA degree, you take courses in just about every art genre so that you can
then figure out what speaks to you the best, and then you concentrate on
that form - for me it was painting. So you have to concentrate on your
medium, and then do a one person gallery exhibition before you graduate.
That is the BFA degree, because it is the degree you do when you plan to go
on and do the terminal degree, which is the MFA. When doing the MFA you only
work in your concentration area, you write a thesis which is really a book,
and you have a one person gallery exhibition to do that degree.
The only art form I did NOT do in college is metalsmithing and sculpture. I
did everything else. And, since drawing is the foundation of everything in
art, I did life drawing every semester for the entire 4 years as an
undergraduate, and of course, I painted every semester.
But, before I even started to pursue my academic career, I had been painting
for years, and was showing my work internationally.
It is strange, but when you go on to teach on the univesity level, you
normally teach things you know nothing about at some point. I never studied
philosophy, yet had to teach philosopy for 12 years as part of the
Humanities program. My daughter never had a drama class in college, and her
first job was teaching drama and putting on one play every May. Everyone
does this, and we always laugh as we were always designing new courses and
lots of times we were just an hour ahead of our students! It keeps things
exciting, and you truly ARE a life long learner which is what you hope to
instill in your students. Education is not job training, it is life long
learning.
I love all the arts, all forms of art. I love dance very much, contemporary
dance. And, music, is pure magic.
I can honestly say I never had a course in any subject that I did not like -
loved the sciences, loved the psych classes, and the others. Everything was
exciting to me.
I think that is why I have embraced sight loss very well, it is a new
adventure and I have had to learn so much.
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
flying
> Lynda, you are one talented lady. Let me ask you this: What art form do
> you not do? I figure the list would have to be shorter than asking you
> about all of the forms of art you can do because it seems that you can do
> just about anything in the world of arts and crafts. *smile*
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com
> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: River Woman
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> flying
>
>
> Sahar, Yes, I wish we could get on a train and go wherever we wanted to
> go
> just like people do in Europe. It is so wonderful, so peaceful, and fun.
> Trains and busses - I love them. You can go anywhere you like on a bus or
> train - even the smallest vilalges have busses.
>
> Well, I was in my library knitting and I am really tired. As I knitted, I
> was listening to a book of poetry put together by the Lake Woebegon guy,
> cannot remember his name at the moment as I am nearly brain dead. But, I
> was
> so overcome with the need to begin work on a poem that I dashed down
> stairs
> to my office, turned on the computer and created a list of 42 words, just
> to
> get my brain out of freeze-mode and to begin to work on a poem tonight.
> The
> list is done, tomorrow, i shall use it as the ingredients to write or
> begin
> to write a poem.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> flying
>
>
> >I wish people can boycott flying, but we have gotten to where we can't
> go
> >anywhere without using the airports and flying. It has just gotten
> really
> >really stressful. I am a mess when I fly. I get much, much too
> stressed.
> >I had the most positive experience in a long time flying with Southwest
> >this last Christmas. I'd fly them again. Lol, I'm having writing and
> >speaking issues this evening. I probably should go to bed.
> >
> > Warm regards,
> > Sahar Husseini
> > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> > www.saharscreations.com
> > Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> > Michael Jordan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: River Woman
> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> > flying
> >
> >
> > I wrote a blog article last year about this time AFTER US Airways gave
> me
> > a
> > TRIP through HELL from Baltimre to Pittsburgh one cold winter day.
> >
> > http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html
> >
> > After writing the CEO of US Airways about my horrid experiences with
> US
> > Airways, I received a LETTER from an unimportant person who offered me
> a
> > $25. certificate good towards my next flight on US Airways. The
> > condition,
> > of course, would be that I would purchase my next ticket ONLY through
> US
> > Airways.
> > I figured out what the US stands for with this airlines.
> > It is the UGLY SKIES AIRLINE.
> >
> > Sahar, you are so right - this is really not SECURITY at all - when is
> > the
> > last time a terrorist was blind, and 69 years old, and a great
> > grandmother?
> > Who are we kidding. Lots of old and sick people are being put through
> > terrors and indescretions in the name of SECURITY. I have flown a lot
> for
> > many years, and the past few years it is becoming worse and worse for
> the
> > passengers.
> >
> > Lynda Lambert
> >
> > Lynda
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> > flying
> >
> >
> > > Nope, it is to make travelers miserable. Those that have the
> audacity
> > to
> > > hijack planes will come up with techniques to outsmart the security
> in
> > > place--very very sad to say. I really hate traveling by plane
> anymore.
> > > My travel with Southwest when I went to Vegas this last Christmas
> was
> > as
> > > pleasant as I have had in the last fifteen years. Hmm, that didn't
> > sound
> > > grammatically correct, but I'm not sure how to fix it. *lol* I
> would
> > > definitely fly Southwest again. I did have someone try to help me
> to
> > take
> > > off my shoes because, well, you know, how could a blind person
> possibly
> > > know how to take off shoes? It's a wonder how we know how to stand
> up!
> > > *lol* Sorry, I really am in a cynical mood today. I am excited
> that
> > the
> > > Convention is in Dallas because I can go with a driver. I'm not
> fond
> > of
> > > Dallas, sorry to anyone this offends, but this is definitely a plus.
> A
> > > road trip in July it is, God willing, and the creek don't rise.
> > >
> > > Warm regards,
> > > Sahar Husseini
> > > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> > > www.saharscreations.com
> > > Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> > > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> > > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> > > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> > > Michael Jordan
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: River Woman
> > > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, I have taken college students to many places in the US, and
> PR,
> > and
> > > Europe every year for a very long time. I have stories! There are
> > some
> > > who
> > > work for airlines and airports that must lay awake at night
> thinking
> > up
> > > new
> > > things to do to unsuspecting passengers. The skies are really NOT
> so
> > > friendly. And, it has nothing to do with actual security. I do like
> > the
> > > German airports the best, (Munich is my all time favorite) and
> > Lufthansa
> > > has
> > > almost always been a great company to fly with for our students.
> > >
> > > Lynda
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > Grin - my dad retired recently. He was an airline pilot. TSA used
> to
> > give
> > > him a hard time too about stuff in his shaving kit, as if he's
> going
> > to
> > > hijack himself! I got in trouble one time for taking photos out of
> the
> > > window of the airplane as we landed. So silly!
> > >
> > >
> > > Heather Kirkwood
> > > Director of Outreach, Vice President
> > > Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
> > > One South Road
> > > Oyster Bay, NY 11771
> > > 1 (800) 789-9HPS
> > > www.hpsnetwork.org
> > >
> > > Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as
> > your
> > > charity!
> > >
> > > HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 2/17/12, Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > > Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:16 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > As for safety, I think the knitting needles are not sharp enough to
> be
> > > too
> > > scarey. If they really wanted to prevent all danger, they would not
> > > permit
> > > matches or lighters. With so many people so close together, both
> > > passengers
> > > and crew are watchingl. If a person is doing something that looks
> > > dangerous,
> > > it will be questioned quickly.
> > > That is why they want to eliminate all possibilities for bombs, but
> > less
> > > concerned about scissors and knitting needles.
> > > Ramona
> > >
> > > Ramona
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood"
> > <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:34 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > Okay, dumb question - why are the circular ones okay but the other
> > ones
> > > aren't? I'm using circular ones anyway, but geesh, if you really
> > wanted
> > > to
> > > do something rotten, I'd think it could be accompished either way.
> > > Hmmmm..grin!
> > >
> > >
> > > Heather Kirkwood
> > > Director of Outreach, Vice President
> > > Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
> > > One South Road
> > > Oyster Bay, NY 11771
> > > 1 (800) 789-9HPS
> > > www.hpsnetwork.org
> > >
> > > Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as
> > your
> > > charity!
> > >
> > > HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 2/17/12, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > > Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:16 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Take ONLY circular needles to be sure they don't get taken away
> from
> > you!
> > > And, I take a letter opener instead of scissor to be sure I don't
> lose
> > my
> > > scissor, too.
> > > I knit everywhere I travel - the only place I had any trouble with
> > > knitting
> > > needles was in Frankfort, GR. but I do not take any chances - I use
> > > circulars because I know there will be no problems. Lynda
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood"
> > <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:57 PM
> > > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > I've taken up knitting just in the last month (as mentioned in the
> > last
> > > post.) I'm about to leave again for another month on the road. I'll
> be
> > > spending a lot of time in airplanes and airports and want to take
> my
> > > knitting with me. Will TSA give me any hassle about the needles?
> > >
> > >
> > > Heather Kirkwood
> > > Director of Outreach, Vice President
> > > Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
> > > One South Road
> > > Oyster Bay, NY 11771
> > > 1 (800) 789-9HPS
> > > www.hpsnetwork.org
> > >
> > > Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as
> > your
> > > charity!
> > >
> > > HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
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