Colour Palette : summer meadow

I love colour, big time. I could play around with colour forever. And I could talk for hours about the slightest nuance of tone and interplay. But you wouldn't want to read that now would you?! So I thought I could share my love of colour with you in a slightly more pleasing, visual, way. 

And so this is the first (of no doubt many more) 'Colour Palette' posts. Now I can create endless colour stories in little circles. Yippee! 

So here we have a quintessential English meadow . . .

Now I don't know about you, but I'm just not ready to let go of Summer yet, so I've indulged myself with a little summer colour in an attempt to keep it alive for a while longer yet. The colours I've picked and the names I've chosen will, I hope, take you away to a summer meadow on a warm, hazy, lazy, sunny day - lying in a meadow full of fragrant wild flowers that sway, oh so gently, in a whisper of a breeze. Butterflies are busy all around, and you are lying on the soft grass, looking up into an endless expanse of clear blue sky. You can hear chirruping bird song and the sound of the ocean is just beyond. The sun is warm and you are sleepy, peaceful and relaxed. And very, very, happy . . .

Colour can take us anywhere because it sparks our imagination. And our imagination is, after all, boundless. There's nothing wrong with a visual daydream - it can be what sustains and nurtures us from within.

I'm already wondering where I'll go with my next colour palette. Into the woods perhaps, or maybe exploring the colours of a flower petal. Hmm . . . thank goodness for the magic of the imagination, a place where we can visualise worlds full of wonders.

Wishing you a wonderful day, today, and everyday :)

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Oh Boy have I been busy!

Well, I still don't have a computer to work on, but it's resulted in me having far more time to spend in my studio being creative! I've been very productive and have lots of new pieces to share. 

Here are a few pieces that I've been working on . . . 

As you can see I've been enjoying working with lots of natural materials such as shells, pearls and gemstones, and combining them with lovely tactile fabric ribbons. I love the combination of the iridescent luster on the shells and pearls with that of the matt, crinkled texture of these lovely French ribbons. 

I've added over 30 new designs to my Etsy Jewellery Shop, should you wish to take a peek.

I've also been so inspired by colour lately. All colours. Every colour. Perhaps it's the effect of Spring, I don't know, but I just love to see a riot of wonderful colours at the moment. Loving neons, and pastels, especially when they're combined with grey. 

Hope you've been having some of this lovely Spring sunshine wherever you are - it's been such a tonic!

To see more of my handmade jewellery please visit my Jewellery Shop.

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Seaweed

Yes, even seaweed can be beautiful and inspiring! . . .

Or is it just me?!
Well anyway, I so love these deep, dark, earthy and murky colours of the seaweed and dried flowers. Although the colours are quite dull, there are so many rich and varied tones to be found in there. 

I'm lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of Cornwall, and can find many wonderful things on my doorstop and under my feet. Yes, I can often be found with my face in the undergrowth and my arse in the air. Luckily for me that's quite normal around here these days, as most people carry cameras around with them, adopting all manner of odd stances in order to capture something or other. In fact, you can often find my partner hanging off a cliff edge in an effort to photograph seals.

If you would like to see more of my handmade jewellery, seaweed-inspired or otherwise, please visit my Online Jewellery Shop.

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