{"id":36148,"date":"2017-03-31T05:15:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T12:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=36148"},"modified":"2017-03-30T20:00:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T03:00:53","slug":"colorplay-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/colorplay-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"ColorPlay Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Grass<\/a>
Grass Valley Pitcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I saw this pitcher at an antique store in Grass Valley. Along with the green glass in the background, I thought it would make an interesting ColorPlay. There still aren’t very many colors, but the greens are varied, which makes them somewhat interesting.<\/p>\n

I have no idea what time period this pitcher is from, but I imagine it is the pitcher from a wash basin set. I didn’t see the basin anywhere, but I also didn’t look very hard.<\/p>\n

\"ColorPlay<\/a>
ColorPlay March 31-default<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I settled down with the Palette Builder<\/a> by Play-Crafts and got to work. The first palette, the default, was predictably neutral.<\/p>\n

It is a mystery to me how so little of this palette can be green. I know our eyes are much more finely tuned than any kind of technology, but still. It is so strange how these default palettes gravitate towards the neutral.<\/p>\n

Onward.<\/p>\n

\"ColorPlay<\/a>
ColorPlay March 31 n.1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had to try and get some joy with those greens. I was really curious to know what the various greens were in Quiltlandia.<\/p>\n

In the second palette, you can see that I moved the circles around to every green I possibly could.<\/p>\n

My palette is pretty green and I am pretty happy with the choices. I think the Kona Spruce does a pretty good rendition of the green of the pitcher.<\/p>\n

\"ColorPlay<\/a>
ColorPlay March 31 n.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I decided to be ornery and see what kind of palette I could come up with that had no green. Predictably (or just my luck): neutrals.<\/p>\n

This is actually a pretty sophisticated palette. It would make a great palette for a house you wanted to sell. I can see a realtor choosing this palette for a house s\/he was about to list. I think the Kona Pearl Pink and the Kona Ivory keep it from being too neutral.<\/p>\n

\"ColorPlay<\/a>
ColorPlay March31 n.3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That was fun, but I decided to get back to the greens. I wasn’t very successful, because there are only so many spaces in the photo and a limited number of greens. I came up with a slightly – very slightly<\/em> – different palette from the one above.<\/p>\n

There is some overlap in the greens, but they are in different places in the picture. This is about the time I start thinking I am getting towards the end of the exercise.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Next, I decided to try to capture that gold. It was an interesting challenge that resulted in more neutrals.<\/p>\n

That Kona Cinnamon is interesting. I am not sure I have seen it before. I couldn’t get a good white, but I was able to tease out Kona Cotton Cream, another nice pinky shade, and Kona Oyster, which tends towards the greys.<\/p>\n

I would never make a quilt with these colors, but it is interesting.<\/p>\n

\"ColorPlay<\/a>
ColorPlay March 31 n.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, more neutrals. What else is there to say?<\/p>\n

This palette tends towards the grey. I think it also might reflect the truest palette, if comparing the photograph and the palette with a quick look.<\/p>\n

Let me know if you make anything with any of these palettes.<\/p>\n

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