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There is something arresting and sensuous about Françoise Tellier-Loumagne’s photograph of a moldy orange. It evokes contradicting scents of sharp citrus and musty decay. It’s fascinating textural surface is both soft and velvety, glossy and firm. The shades of blue are unlike any mold that I have ever seen before. Tellier-Loumagne suggests using it as inspiration for embroidery.
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I love the three dimensional patterns and colors of the frozen bubbles in the ice in this photo taken by Emmanuel Coupe. They would make a lovely textile pattern.
I’m on my way to The Outdoor Retailer trade show this week. I am excited to see all the latest and greatest outdoor gear and clothing that will be appearing in stores next fall, and to see sales samples of my various designs. I have a schedule filled with meetings with clients – current and potential, fabric vendors and industry friends.
I’ve been asked to be a judge for Project OR a student apparel design competition, similar to the reality show Project Runway. Students are handed a design brief the first morning of the show and then must conceive, design and sew a garment meeting the specifications of the design brief in just three days. It’s a great way to introduce young designers to the Outdoor market and vice versa. I’ll let you knoe how this goes when I return.
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Here are a few Americana inspired color palettes to celebrate the 4th of July. How are you enjoying the holiday?
I’ll be savoring my mom’s homemade cheesecake!
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Are you taking your kids fishing?
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I would never miss fireworks on the 4th!
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Who’s on a road trip?
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Anyone having a lobster bake?
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Are tag sales and flea markets your passion?
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I’m captivated by the color and texture of these sea urchins piled in an electric blue plastic tub. The urchin’s shape could inspire a new textile design!
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I don’t know if Icelanders drink more or less tea and coffee than folks from different places or not. But rather than hiding their pretty tea and coffee pots in cupboards, I noticed many pretty collections on display in kitchens around the island, which in turn inspired these color palettes.
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Tags: blue, color inspiration, color palettes, Iceland, red
Yesterday I was plowing through thousands of my digital photos looking for just the impossibly right shade of blue to use in a presentation. Unfortunately I didn’t find the hue I was searching for, but I did come across some blues that make my heart sing.
Because of the varying make up of cones and rods in our eyes we all perceive colors differently. Everyone can pretty much agree on what the color blue looks like. But in our mind’s eye can we all agree on envisioning the exact same shade of cornflower, or sky blue, or azure?
I’m in the business of naming colors, and blue is one of the hardest. There are so many shades of blue and not enough words in the language to describe them. Sky blue can vary from light to dark depending on the weather and time of day. When one thinks of ocean blue, do they see the waters off the Maine coast or Caribbean beaches?Delphinium blue depends on which garden variety your eye conjures, or if one even knows what a delphinium is!
What would You call the blues in the photos below? I’d be very interested in hearing your thoughts. Give it a shot and have fun!
Adirondack mountains – blue or purple?
Glass by Dale Chihuly
Ferry boat to Newfoundland
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Detail from a cow from The Cows Come Home to Burlington, VT herd
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Winter in Vermont
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Blue table & chair outside a Nova Scotian bakery
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Blue Boats in the Cinque Terra
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Tiles in the Topkapi Palce in Istanbul
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Last Monday when I posted an entry titled “Color Inspiration – Iceland” I had no idea of the havoc Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano would play on travelers (some of whom are my friends) across the world.
Fascinated by the contrasts of fire and ice, the landscape of Iceland, satellite images and weather maps and the power of nature I started googling for images of Eyjafjallajökull.
I’ve put together some color palettes inspired by my web search. I encourage you to click on the links to see more than I could possibly show here!
Below: Steam vents from the March 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
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This image taken by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument from aboard the Terra satellite is processed to reveal the ash from differences in brightness temperature of two different spectral channels.
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A dramatic photograph of an Icelandic farm taken in the valley beneath the volcano, has been circulating around the web for the past week or so.
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Satellite image of volcanic dust particles over Iceland and Western Europe. For more images click here.
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Weather patterns over Iceland from the Icelandic Met Office
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The beginning signs of the eruption…
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Seismic activity around Eyjafjallajökull on April 16, 2010.
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Color Inspiration – IcelandWhen I close my eyes, the colors of Iceland are still embedded behind my eyelids, flickering like a mini abstract-art slide show. We arrived on the first day of summer of the Icelandic calendar – April 25, 2009. Bundled up in down jackets, mittens and hats, we roamed around Reykjavik before heading northward toward the Arctic Circle to ski among the fjords.
Iceland’s breathtaking landscape is a richly textured tapestry of water, ice, snow, sand, rock, lichen and moss and a never-ending source of inspiration for artists. There is a luminescent quality to the light. Public art - sculpture, art installations and murals – is everywhere in Reykjavik. The museums and galleries are loaded with modern and folk art, photography and textile arts. Innovative music and film is born there. I applaud this national appreciation for the arts, one that encourages and nurtures such a diverse and thriving artist’s community.
Expecting a mostly snowy, late-winter environment, I was pleased to find a broad range of colors, from cool to warm. Here are some color palettes inspired by what I saw. I plan to go back when the island is green!
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Tags: aqua, black, blue, color inspiration, color palettes, orange
I was feeling quite blue when I woke up yesterday morning after a day of pouring rain, to find another grey day and a dusting of snow on the frozen earth. It’s mud season in Vermont and you take your joy where you can find it. I found mine in my email in-box; photos from my ever-optimistic friend Pennie. Here’s a snippet of what she wrote:
“This beautiful amaryllis bloomed three days ago. I just had to bring it outside to photograph it while big fluffy flakes of snow fell from the sky. I like how my old blue house and crooked windows provided the backdrop and let the snowflakes “pop”. Wouldn’t it be fun to have snow and flowers in the same season?”
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I hope these photographs cheer you up as much as they did me!
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photos: copyright Pennie Rand 2010
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Tags: blue, color inspiration, color palettes, Pink
Last night my husband brought home a gift of a dozen fresh eggs from his friend Paul who keeps exotic chickens. I was so delighted by the mixture of blue-green and earthy pink shells that I couldn’t resist photographing them and working up some color palettes. Oh, and the omelets they made were delicious too!
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The shadows cast by the eggs give this composition interest
I also played around with the eggs I already had in the fridge…
All the eggs are organic and free range. I wonder if that’s part of the reason their color is so pretty?
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It snowed lightly last night and I woke to a lovely surprise this morning; every branch and weedy stalk was tufted with the lightest puffs of snow crystals. It was as if someone had glued thousands of cotton balls to everything.
In the afternoon when the sun came out I took my camera with me while fetching the mail from our rural delivery mailbox. Most people think of the December color palette as comprising of blues, whites and greys. If you look closely color abounds.
I’m fascinated by the long blue shadows of winter. These burdocks cast particularly nice shapes.
This folky rooster whirly gig outside my studio cheers me up
I still haven’t gotten the chairs in yet. I like the weathered colors against the snow.
Wild apples still on the tree are rich in mottled color.
This is the view from my mailbox. There are lots of colors in those mountains.
The straw color looks beautiful on the textured snow.
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