[Nfb-krafters-korner] Keychain People

[Lovette Yewchan]

I love this thread as I too find color a mystery. My husband is my 
color helper with knitting and thankfully he is not color blind. Him 
and my kids.
Lovette
At 11:32 AM 11/9/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Karla,
>Oh, you have been blind since birth?  Color matters. Hmmm, I had a dear
>friend who never saw. She hated brown. It was because her hair was brown and
>dirt was brown and other things unmentionable. Lol  Brown is also the color
>of chocolate and is a warm rich color. Of course, this is from memory.  All
>colors have their place.  I think relating color to a thing might be a
>start. Orange? The color and fruit are a good way to begin matching color to
>an object. Do you like the smell and taste of oranges.  An orange is full of
>both. The color is bright and full of life.  I guess your son is to young to
>be crazy about the Dukes of Hazzard. My Son loves them and their car is
>orange.  If you remember the upbeat show it is another way to think of
>orange. That good old General Lee.
>
>I am sure there are people with more education on this list, who can give
>you better ideas of learning about color but maybe this is a start.
>
>Ask your Son to tell you the color of things in your environment.  Knowing
>the color of things might help you have more of an interest in color.
>
>You are a great lady. It won't take long and you will have your own ideas
>about color.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carla Roller
>Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:54 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists
>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Keychain People
>
>Hi everyone, I have been really excited about the upcoming class on making
>our little people that will unlock who knows what as we go along on lifes'
>journey. I myself have ordered 3 of the kits from Gail. However, I haven't
>given her my colors yet because I really don't know what colors to get!
>Anyone have a suggestion? I guess I am not yet used to thinking about colors
>as I don't really know what they mean. I hope I am not sounding silly, I
>just have not thought much about color until I joined this list and realized
>that it really does matter! So, somebody take a plunge and help me out! Then
>lets all make a "little people person" together. Thanks in advance, Carla
>Roller
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