Color, color, color

I stayed longer than I had planned.

And what I found, when I did the wash, and hung it on the line to dry

was that I was a creature of habit.

Jeans.

Black yoga pants & a white cami.

Long sleeve tees (same cut, different colors)

Short sleeve tees (same cut, different colors)

A long sleeve tee - random, and why?  It was a girlfriend gift.

Oh, and one beautiful print teatowel that I use as an oversized napkin.

All in a day pack.

But then I looked again.

I love this color scheme!  (sure, look at the sky in this pic, imagine the clouds)

And of course - grey, my new black...

And then I went back a few sets in my photos, and realized I had done it again.

Color.Color.Color.

Which comes first?  

Are we creatives, driving our own forces of design?

Or are we a product of manufacturers' marketing?

Or are we influenced by our environment?

And why was I working in these beach glass colors?

I have been surrounding myself with them...

look at the color of the hills behind the line...that green...

When I put my wash on the line that day, I couldn't believe it.

I ran back to the studio to get the blocks and just had to take this pic.

Which comes first?

Or is it, simply put,

we are drawn to that which we love?

Color, fabrics, quilts...

places, animals

p e o p l e

So much has already been written on this account, that I won't quote it all.

The "do that which you love"

or the "have only that which you believe to be beautiful"

I would only say - - look around you.

What drives your creative force?

I'm headed out to look for some orange fabric.

Because I KNOW for a fact, I don't have one orange thing to wear!!!!!

Stretch your quilting muscles.

BeginAgain

2010.

natalie.

PS - have you seen the new shop?

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com