Yesterday called for some cheerful creating. Spring seems like a very long way away, so why not escape into color and light. I did harm to one of my favorite books...one of Tricia Guilds Design Books... shame on me. The book has these amazing color transparencies scattered throughout the book. I always go back to them when I need inspiration. I love, love how the textiles, textures and colors are blended in these luscious photos. When I was working on my book, I kept thinking, oh god, if I only had the money to make this kind of book....
I was looking at the book over lunch when this idea zipped into my head, cut the photo transparencies out of the book and make a shade for the purple and gold nook in my house. No I think! Terrible thought to cut out the pages of this book.... well, maybe I could. Okay, before I knew it, scissors were in hand. And out they came. I already had a drum shade panel cut for a 14 x 14 x 10 all cut. I set the pictures on my table and arranged them in the order I loved best and trimmed them up to fit. I over lapped the photos as I set them on the styrene by just enough, maybe 1/16". I glued up the shade and added my favorite trims. I added trim onto the seam of the photos to keep them in place. I have been wanting to play around with some decoupaging, so maybe modge-podge would have been a good solution. Gotta study up on this.
Kitty Girly Bob loves it, too. Look how the colors and textures are coming together in my purple and gold nook.
Roy Egg's Chicken is above one of the windows. You must visit the famous Roy Egg Shop if you come to Pawlet. He is on the other side of town. A pure delight. He brings me his used Vanity Fairs.... love him and his work.
Roy Egg Asters. I finally found a great spot for these.
Color is inspiration, yummy. Keep lots of it around, please, please don't be a beige person....or even worse a beige house. Look below at the yarn I just picked up for a ski hat for Carson. The Garnet Hill catolog just happened to be on the table....I did buy the yarn before I picked up the catolog...but we are so influenced by the colors we love. I always remember that book, Color Me Beautiful, okay, this is dating me....
Garnet Hill's covers are the greatest. Those of us in the Manchester area are all crushed that we are losing THE BEST OUTLET EVER! Where will we get our clothes. It was just announced, I guess or word of mouth that they are leaving the end of the month... There are lots of outlets here in town, but this is the only one I almost always find something. Maybe they will change their minds. fingers crossed.
textures, colors, textures colors........... many years ago I had my craft booth set at a Craft Show in Weston, Vermont. My booth had lots of colors, fabrics, textures as I love to do. The woman that ran the show ungraciously said she thought my booth looked a little too busy...... Isn't it funny the things we remember. I was steaming, but everyone has their own taste, even if hers may have been a little too beige!!!
thanks Tricia Guild for your beautiful book and inspiration! It sure made a devine lampshade.