Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I have been thinking about my trip a lot lately, so I am back to one of my Austria photos. I wanted an image that was bright and cheerful. This is my friend’s bath. I have to say that one of the things I looked forward to on my trip was a deep soak in … Continue reading “ColorPlay – February 3”
Since we have been obsessing over the Peacock, I decided to use the Peacock piece, as is, for ColorPlay this week. Ok, I have been obsessing I would have cropped out more of my design wall, but decided just to leave it in and see what happened. Since the colors are all cool colors, I … Continue reading “ColorPlay Peacock”
I took this photo on one of my walks. It was late in the afternoon so the sun was going down. One of the beautiful things about this time of year is the way the sun tinges the clouds with pink at about 4:45 or 5pm. I love it. Of course, the clouds help and … Continue reading “ColorPlay New Year 2017”
Nobody died, but I did have a slightly stressful week, which you can see on Instagram and Twitter, if you are interested. I post more about my life there. No quilt related emergencies. thus, the late posting of ColorPlay and little other posting this week. I also haven’t sewed much. This is an old photo … Continue reading “Late Pre-Christmas ColorPlay”
More torture for you for the sake of color. This is an example of a standard sundae you can order at almost any Austrian cafe. I indulged several times with different sundaes while I was in Austria. I had this one in Steiermark near GroB St. Florian. I didn’t think much about what I was … Continue reading “ColorPlay December 16”
These dishes caught my attention when I was in Franziskanerplatz in Graz. Later I saw a set of four cups in an antique shop and I thought of buying them as a thank you gift for one of my friends. Unfortunately, the cups were 25 Euros each, which was out of my budget right at … Continue reading “ColorPlay Dec 2”
I owe you a chapter from The Little Spark book, but that chapter will not be this week. Thanksgiving kicked my butt and after I post this, I am going to lay on the floor of my workroom and pretend I am sewing. Once again we are looking at color palettes. This is an endlessly … Continue reading “ColorPlay November 25”
I am working, today, with another photo from my trip to Austria. I used to live at Glockenspielplatz 6/3/13 and this is the Glockenspiel (chimes, carillon) across from the main house door. I don’t remember that giant tower and will have to look up some photos from my last trip to Graz to see if … Continue reading “ColorPlay November 18”
On my first day in Dornbirn, I went with my Austrian mom to the natural grocery store (Bioladen). Across the street was the house above. I love the painted shutters and the window boxes. September is such a lovely month in Vorarlberg. I decided to use the photo to see what kind of palette I … Continue reading “ColorPlay Friday”
My recent trip to Austria was a complete feast for the eyes. Everywhere I looked I wanted to capture the images – the layering, the lines and especially the color. It is hard to choose a favorite museum, but right now I am in love with the Silberkammer in Vienna. It is the museum of … Continue reading “ColorPlay: Soup Tureen”
Once again, I used the palette builder to…well… build some palettes for you. The photo is a photo I took from the car window as my friends drove me around GroBes Walser Tal in Vorarlberg, Austria. I chose this picture deliberately because there were a lot of blues and I wanted to see if the … Continue reading “ColorPlay Mountains”
Yes, I am going to torture you today. I am not really very sorry. It is helping me to remember my trip. Milka is a brand of chocolate sold in Austria. Occasionally, I can buy it at World Market, but not regularly. It might be sold elsewhere, but it is not widely available here in … Continue reading “ColorPlay Chocolate”
I found another good photo for this project in the Alden Lane photos. To my eye, there are limited colors. To the tool’s way of thinking there were many. The Palette Builder chose the colors above. There are more warm colors than the tool usually chooses, but I think ‘choose’ is the wrong term. I … Continue reading “ColorPlay Fun and Inspiration”
Last time I said that I needed to find some brighter colors. My screen saver is the photos from the Alden Lane Outdoor Quilt Show. I went a few years ago and took lots of inspirational pictures. Recently I saw some of the non-quilt photos and thought of you! Alden Lane is a nursery, so … Continue reading “ColorPlay Inspiration”
It never ceases to amaze me that I see new things as I walk around the neighborhood. Then I realized that everything is mostly the same but the details are different. Different flowers are bloom, plants are different colors, people put new decorations up for different seasons and holidays. Because of the drought, people are … Continue reading “ColorPlay Inspiration”