Meet Your Hosts: Laura Wilson-Martos

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 Dizzy Blonde Studios

Laura grew up in Southern California and her childhood was a busy one.  She started playing classical piano at age 5, and in high school she was a choir and drama geek.  When she was 10, her family moved to a house with a little bit of acreage, and she was introduced to 4-H, where she excelled in the home arts, mainly baking, canning and home decor.  She tried her hand at the fiber arts, and had limited success with crochet, and no success at all with knitting. 

After graduating high school, she enlisted in the Air Force, and spent 2 years stationed in England, with the remainder of her tour spent stateside.  After 8 years, she moved back home to CA and attended college.

She didn't start knitting until 2004, when her best friend informed her that she was going to learn.  Her friend worked in the film industry and was getting tired of losing all of her knitting friends when the show wrapped.  She told Laura that if she learned to knit, she'd always have someone to knit with.  They even wrote a knitting blog together:  JenLa and kept it going for almost 4 years.  She also co-hosted the KnottyGirls podcast with another friend for 2 years.

In 2008, Dizzy Blonde Studios was born.  Now, most people think that Laura's the Dizzy Blonde.  While indeed blonde, and at some times, very dizzy, the Original Dizzy Blonde was Trixie, her much beloved rescue dog.  Since then, she has rescued many a Dizzy Blonde, each with their own colorway.

Dizzy Blonde Studios specializes in hand-dyed yarn using various methods.  Each of the colorways in the Signature Collection was inspired by a famous blonde.  Dizzy Blonde Studios also has Showcase collections, inspired by one geekery or another.

In 2013, Laura hosted her first ever "Knit Dizzney" event at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA.  Each year, a Disney theme is chosen and colorways are developed inspired by the chosen theme.  2023 will mark the 10th anniversary of Knit Dizzney.  

And, now living on Florida's Treasure Coast since 2018, Laura will be co-hosting the inaugural year of Stitch The Magic...a similar-yet-different event at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.  Hope to see you all there!