Parts of Art

How can I be at a loss for words when all around me is inexpressible beauty?         Just when I thought the harsh winter would never ever end. Just when there was finally one day of 78 glorious degrees in April, followed by a snow flurry and icy conditions two days later. Out of firewood, studio too cold to work in, floor boards creaking and breaking. Cats burrowing in their hay boxes, wondering why the heck we ever moved out of Florida.                                                 All of a sudden those hidden treasures from under the surface have begun their triumphant emergence through the soil. The birds are resuming their harmonious melodies. The front porch is again stretching out its arms for us to come, sit, drink our white wine, enjoy the star studded night sky without having to wear a parka a...

What's new about placid blue? It's not a new color at all. It has always been with us. It is what we want to see when we get up in the morning and look out the window at the sky.          It is one of the top ten Womens's Pantone Colors for Spring 2014, which makes it noteworthy.  See the Pantone fashion color report for Spring here Placid Blue is a soft pastel that is a wonderful compliment to the strong and bold Dazzling Blue.  Pantone describes it as a picture perfect, tranquil and reassuring sky that induces a sense of peaceful calmness.                   Placid blue bracelet upcycled from artist palette                    What is great about placid blue:  It is calming. It works well as a background color. It harmonizes with soft pastel greens and violets. It is a great solution for "what to we...