You know who you are! And really, who can resist a good Bon Bon from time to time.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Bon Bon's A resource!
You know who you are! And really, who can resist a good Bon Bon from time to time.
Monday, July 16, 2012
The eve of Return
The weekend training is complete, the day was spent exploring and making lists. I must admit, when I woke up this morning, I had a knot in my stomach just thinking of going home.. or back to Minneapolis. Home is yet to be determined.
In review of the weekend, this was one of the best things I have done for myself. It confirmed a great deal of the training I have done on my own, in my career and in my formal education.
The first day was spent covering how Leatrice Eiseman became a pioneer and is still a leading voice in the industry of color consulting, as well as the group of 19 of us sharing our color history, aspirations and color passions. We then went on to the Psychology of Color, influences and into Saturday, the psychology of each hue. In the afternoon on Saturday, we did group projects. It was a very good insight. Our groups nailed the color theory, met all of the requirements of the assignments. It was very satisfying, however, group collaboration at that level was a challenge, for me at least. I was aware of it, and just stayed with it. I realized everyone else in my group somewhat struggled with it as well. We did work great together. Sunday concluded with the business practice of color consulting. Oh, and Saturday evening was a fabulous gathering at Leatrice and Herb Eiseman's home on Bainbridge Island. It was a lovely evening and they are very generous hosts.
As I promised, I will share the assignment. The assignment was to create using any medium of our choice, using color create a piece that expresses for the first assignment 'tranquility' and for the second 'agitation'.
This is my personal, current interpretation of the words. Tranquility for me is etheric lavenders of the sky at dusk and soft blue greens of water, with a bit of spring green at the top to ground the image and keep it from becoming stagnant.
Agitation was trickier for me. I tend not to get too agitated, I focus on calm and serenity, going with the flow, but I was coming up with a blank image for this one. So, I asked myself, what does agitation look like to me? Then I started to experience. I won't go into the details of the recent agitations of the past few months, you all are up to speed on what has been going on. The agitation for me, is seeing some clarity and definition and not being able to access it. To have it obstructed from view, confusion and lack of clarity. It is a primal feeling, more basic, hence the primary colors and the red, desaturated hues are agitating to me in this setting. However, that being said... I rather like how this turned out and may do some further work with it. The project was uploaded to Spoonflower and printed on kona cotton as a fat quarter. The assignment was successful.
I have some great new inspiration, and have been on the right track. So, now it is time to bring it out into the world.. I have great aspirations and will be covering some tidbits of what I have learned and how it relates to Interior Design, Style, Quilting, Cooking (or uncooking) and anything else that color applies to. I encourage any questions or comments regarding color. It is a topic that I can talk about all day long, color and lighting, color and relaxation, color and psychology, color and art, picture framing, any area of where color is applied, I will talk about it.. Share your questions... I look forward to the conversations. Oh, and be on the look out.. the blog may change yet again in appearance as I assess and apply what I have learned. Thanks for stopping by....ooh, for dinner, I had a fabulous Lavender milkshake at a highly recommended Ice Cream shop here on Bainbridge Island.. it was De-Lish- US! Mora Iced Creamery
In review of the weekend, this was one of the best things I have done for myself. It confirmed a great deal of the training I have done on my own, in my career and in my formal education.
The first day was spent covering how Leatrice Eiseman became a pioneer and is still a leading voice in the industry of color consulting, as well as the group of 19 of us sharing our color history, aspirations and color passions. We then went on to the Psychology of Color, influences and into Saturday, the psychology of each hue. In the afternoon on Saturday, we did group projects. It was a very good insight. Our groups nailed the color theory, met all of the requirements of the assignments. It was very satisfying, however, group collaboration at that level was a challenge, for me at least. I was aware of it, and just stayed with it. I realized everyone else in my group somewhat struggled with it as well. We did work great together. Sunday concluded with the business practice of color consulting. Oh, and Saturday evening was a fabulous gathering at Leatrice and Herb Eiseman's home on Bainbridge Island. It was a lovely evening and they are very generous hosts.
As I promised, I will share the assignment. The assignment was to create using any medium of our choice, using color create a piece that expresses for the first assignment 'tranquility' and for the second 'agitation'.
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| Tranquility |
This is my personal, current interpretation of the words. Tranquility for me is etheric lavenders of the sky at dusk and soft blue greens of water, with a bit of spring green at the top to ground the image and keep it from becoming stagnant.
Agitation was trickier for me. I tend not to get too agitated, I focus on calm and serenity, going with the flow, but I was coming up with a blank image for this one. So, I asked myself, what does agitation look like to me? Then I started to experience. I won't go into the details of the recent agitations of the past few months, you all are up to speed on what has been going on. The agitation for me, is seeing some clarity and definition and not being able to access it. To have it obstructed from view, confusion and lack of clarity. It is a primal feeling, more basic, hence the primary colors and the red, desaturated hues are agitating to me in this setting. However, that being said... I rather like how this turned out and may do some further work with it. The project was uploaded to Spoonflower and printed on kona cotton as a fat quarter. The assignment was successful.
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| Agitation |
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| Lavender Milkshake at Mora Iced Creamery |
Friday, July 13, 2012
Color Training Day One
The day was inspiring. Leatrice is delightful. I see a great deal of myself in her and she reflects to me the potential that I have. I see in her what I have yet to fully develop in myself. She is the reason I took this class. She said at the beginning, there is no magic to color, it comes from you. The entire group of women and one man, have a natural aptitude for color, a deep understanding of it. I gather most of us are here to determine what to do with it next. It is almost like a psychic development class and learning to live with your intuition.. which for many of us there, that is exactly what color is, intuitive.
We reviewed our homework yesterday, mine are still in the classroom. I will bring them back this evening and post photos of what I completed, now that the assignment has been covered.
The Psychology of color was the afternoon session. What I find interesting is the myths about color, that even I have been exposed to and taken on from courses that I have taken. There is a great deal of disservice regarding color and where NOT to use it going on... Again I have found that any time any one tells you NEVER do that, there is ALWAYS a way to make it work. If not, we would become stagnant in our progress of human beings, as it stifles our creativity. Creativity is 'making it work'.
Dinner last evening was at the waterfront at a place called Doc's on the Marina.
The other 'unprepared' is that I have no business cards at the moment. It happens to anyone at any given time. Just seems to me it happens a lot.. Jump in with both feet! That is what the theme of the morning session was! I think I took my leap of faith a few weeks ago... I haven't drowned yet. There is support everywhere! Even people I am just meeting are holding the space. Many of us are in transition, so we can hold the space for each other.
I am off to another fun filled day of color adventure!
We reviewed our homework yesterday, mine are still in the classroom. I will bring them back this evening and post photos of what I completed, now that the assignment has been covered.
The Psychology of color was the afternoon session. What I find interesting is the myths about color, that even I have been exposed to and taken on from courses that I have taken. There is a great deal of disservice regarding color and where NOT to use it going on... Again I have found that any time any one tells you NEVER do that, there is ALWAYS a way to make it work. If not, we would become stagnant in our progress of human beings, as it stifles our creativity. Creativity is 'making it work'.
Dinner last evening was at the waterfront at a place called Doc's on the Marina.
The other 'unprepared' is that I have no business cards at the moment. It happens to anyone at any given time. Just seems to me it happens a lot.. Jump in with both feet! That is what the theme of the morning session was! I think I took my leap of faith a few weeks ago... I haven't drowned yet. There is support everywhere! Even people I am just meeting are holding the space. Many of us are in transition, so we can hold the space for each other.
I am off to another fun filled day of color adventure!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
I Made it!
I arrived here on Bainbridge Island last evening, finally checking into my hotel at around 7:30. Waiting for Ferries, planes and luggage.. is exhausting.
Last evening I went to bed at 9:00-WA time. I slept good, and this morning am ready to go. I realized, I left all of my makeup (mascara and light dusting powder) at my moms. So... I look like I just got up and will most likely look that way all day. Oh well, first impressions are pointless once people get to know you anyway.. something else emerges, when you are being your true self. I have nothing to hide here. I am what I am and I am evolving and transforming. Just because I look like this today, doesn't mean I will look like this tomorrow, Sunday or next year.. Life is a process. Be where you are at, that is what gives movement to where you are going.
So far, I have fallen in love with this place. It is beautiful. The trees, the water, the serenity.
Well, it is off to breakfast and to meet people.. Have a great day!
Last evening I went to bed at 9:00-WA time. I slept good, and this morning am ready to go. I realized, I left all of my makeup (mascara and light dusting powder) at my moms. So... I look like I just got up and will most likely look that way all day. Oh well, first impressions are pointless once people get to know you anyway.. something else emerges, when you are being your true self. I have nothing to hide here. I am what I am and I am evolving and transforming. Just because I look like this today, doesn't mean I will look like this tomorrow, Sunday or next year.. Life is a process. Be where you are at, that is what gives movement to where you are going.
Well, it is off to breakfast and to meet people.. Have a great day!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Crazy Dayz!
These last few days have been intense. Yesterday I turned over the keys to the lower level duplex I had been renting for 11 years. I had no emotion or attachment. It was strange. The days have been so packed.. no pun intended. I have been packing and moving. Rented a storage unit. My life is packed away. Everything that I have been planning to work on and blog about is in a 10 x 20 x 12 storage unit.
I have been busy sewing since 2:00 yesterday, taking a bit of time to sleep, you know everything has to be done at least twice when you are tired! So I opted to get some sleep. This morning e-mailed the client to see if I could deliver the pillows upon my return and have not heard a reply. However, just the possibility relieved some pressure and I will most likely have them ready for delivery tomorrow. My great friend that has been helping me through all of this will drop me off at the airport tomorrow and drop off pillows afterwards.
I have been very blessed in all of this. Many friends have supported me in different ways throughout this move. My sister and brother-in-law and my brother have been very helpful.. I have much gratitude for the help they have provided, moving is no fun, especially someone else's stuff! I have had friends provide me with a place to sleep on several nights and my parents are eager to have me stay with them when I return from my trip.. I may be homeless at the moment..but I am not alone and I have a great deal of support.
I look forward to what the next thing is.. A new adventure has begun.. it is still about creating.. I am creating my new life.. and finishing up the obligations of the old one...
Well, back to sewing, I have to go in search of blue invisible zippers.
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| No time to purge.. just pack it away, purge on the moving in end.. |
I have been busy sewing since 2:00 yesterday, taking a bit of time to sleep, you know everything has to be done at least twice when you are tired! So I opted to get some sleep. This morning e-mailed the client to see if I could deliver the pillows upon my return and have not heard a reply. However, just the possibility relieved some pressure and I will most likely have them ready for delivery tomorrow. My great friend that has been helping me through all of this will drop me off at the airport tomorrow and drop off pillows afterwards.
I have been very blessed in all of this. Many friends have supported me in different ways throughout this move. My sister and brother-in-law and my brother have been very helpful.. I have much gratitude for the help they have provided, moving is no fun, especially someone else's stuff! I have had friends provide me with a place to sleep on several nights and my parents are eager to have me stay with them when I return from my trip.. I may be homeless at the moment..but I am not alone and I have a great deal of support.
I look forward to what the next thing is.. A new adventure has begun.. it is still about creating.. I am creating my new life.. and finishing up the obligations of the old one...
Well, back to sewing, I have to go in search of blue invisible zippers.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Stormy Weather.. Counting down the days
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| In the storm |
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| Yellow light |
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| The Approach |
A quick post for the day... The days are counting down.. I don't remember ever being this stressed. The science project produced mold in the bedroom, a slow growing type. I don't know what it is, just that it has been making me sick for several months now. Bainbridge Island and the color class are next wednesday. There will hardly be time to breathe. Soon it will all be over... and then a new life emerges.. it is stressful letting go of an old one and all of the memories and relationships along the way.. I haven't had time or energy to look forward to the new one... I believe there are VERY good things ahead. What a strange feeling to have NOTHING anchoring... it is just a speedy free fall... hoping for a soft landing... in a nice fluffy cloud.. 9
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| Thunderheads |
Monday, July 2, 2012
Home and Where you have been!
Eek! Tis' frustrating times for me right now. I have been packing and packing... and packing. I haven't slept in my own bed since the 20th of June. And I haven't slept here in the place that used to be home since friday night. I think I will not be sleeping here ever again. I didn't even do a ritual to celebrate the 11 years I have been here. I am just looking so forward to the next place. It is going to be bigger and better. There are some lovely places out there. Just have to find the right one.. I have a feeling the right one will appear after Bainbridge Island. I can't really say 'when I get home'. I am about as close to homeless right now as I have ever been. This is the true moment of faith and trust. I don't see how it could ever work out.. but it always does. So.. I welcome the new with abundance and open arms...
So the weekend was spent at Mom and dad's I have another load of boxes to bring out to dad's shed... I am so grateful for the assistance they are willing to give me. I don't want to ask for too much.. I feel like I am always asking...
The weather was hot at the lake, but the breeze was nice. My brother just got a new Bass boat, so we went out in that on saturday night. It was so peaceful and relaxing, until the mosquitoes came and almost lifted each of us out of the boat!
I took some photos of mom and dad's gardens. My dad does a wonderful job on his yard.. the grass is like carpet. Sometimes he gets a little too detail oriented about things, but this weekend.. it was lovely. Saturday afternoon, mom brought out a box of photos. Photos from when dad was a kid, when I was a kid, vacations, Christmas', we had some good laughs. We have lots of photos of our dog, Snowball. She was well loved, as the pictures showed, by everyone! She lived a long time, till she was 19!
So as this phase of my life comes to a close, it is with fond memories that I look back on my childhood, family and friends.. and with anticipation.. working real hard at not allowing fear in.. (some moments, it sneaks up on me) The next phase is going to be better than I can imagine.. 'cuz, I got a big 'ol blank right now!
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| Dreamy Hydrangeas |
The weather was hot at the lake, but the breeze was nice. My brother just got a new Bass boat, so we went out in that on saturday night. It was so peaceful and relaxing, until the mosquitoes came and almost lifted each of us out of the boat!
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| The little solar powered lighthouse on the shoreline, in the winter, a mink lives under the platform. |
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| The Snowball bush, the name sake of our dog. |
I took some photos of mom and dad's gardens. My dad does a wonderful job on his yard.. the grass is like carpet. Sometimes he gets a little too detail oriented about things, but this weekend.. it was lovely. Saturday afternoon, mom brought out a box of photos. Photos from when dad was a kid, when I was a kid, vacations, Christmas', we had some good laughs. We have lots of photos of our dog, Snowball. She was well loved, as the pictures showed, by everyone! She lived a long time, till she was 19!
So as this phase of my life comes to a close, it is with fond memories that I look back on my childhood, family and friends.. and with anticipation.. working real hard at not allowing fear in.. (some moments, it sneaks up on me) The next phase is going to be better than I can imagine.. 'cuz, I got a big 'ol blank right now!
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| Hosta and Hydrangea |
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