Rosie and Me: "I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow..." ~ Kermit the frog

When it comes to weaving--or spinning, or knitting, or painting for that matter--color is the most fascinating element in my "play". You can still give me a box of 128 Crayolas and turn me loose with a sheet of newsprint, and I'll be happy. My friend Nancy asked me last week if there are any colors that "don't go together"--my answer was "No". But fiber has captured my heart in a way that crayons never have, and so the tactile nature of the fiber arts comes in a close second to color.

A few years ago, I played around with acrylic paints and watercolors and chalks and colored pencils--all the things I never did when I was young. "Art" wasn't considered very important in my birth family. And so I studied math and language , and became a teacher. But as I got older, the fun started! Oh, I had been dabbling in knitting for a long time, but becoming a "crone" at age 60 really offered me the freedom to follow my heart....and Saori weaving and free-style knitting gave me permission.

Progress on my Saori banners--