Hmmmm I’m starting something new! Inspired by the sea-foam and the black sand beaches of the Marin Headlands, I gathered this color palette of hand-dyed fabrics.
Picking a palette is a fist step, but the true story of color unfolds in the relationship and proportion of hues as they manifest into pattern.
My students at OCMQG workshop this weekend will get a live preview of this new curvy modern improv as it evolves. Not only will they be learning techniques for curve piecing, and approaches to improvisation, they will DIVE into a deep intuitive OCEAN of color and learn to ride their own WAVE!
i love how the ocean, sea shore, and beaches can look so different in so many places. i picked the colors for my iching quilt based on the ocean/beach when i surf. i hadn’t been surfing in over a year and i thought that this would help me reconnect with the ocean (i did finally make it out to surf a week ago and loved it!). i chose colors based on wet sand, dry sand, white wash, reef, different shades of water…but now as cast coins i’m like, “aaaah, i don’t know if there will be enough variety in color/value placement!” but, i’m just letting it go and letting the process take over.
can’t wait to see what your fabric turns in to!!!
I look forward to hearing how your I Ching ocean quilt will evolve. Working on the I Ching quilt has really reconnected me to my creative work. I’m kind of amazed.
Hmmmm…. Nice colors! I wonder if some of them could be Cherrywood?
I look forward to meeting you at QuiltCon in February. I will have a booth there if you need to pet some more hand-dyed fabric!
No, I dye all my own fabrics but I will look for your booth at QuiltCon! The fabrics on your website look beautiful and at a very reasonable price. Thanks for being in touch.
Cant wait to finally meet you and get to play with you! See you tomorrow! Safe travels.
Color always leads the way for me too
What a gorgeous selection!