Apple of my eye! This green is a granny smith apple...the best apple pie and a fresh, crisp color...
Have a great day....
XO
Valori
Blueprint Basics
November 13, 2014
November 06, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Bamboo
I truly have come to LOVE this color... Yellow has come a long way from "sunshine" and "lemon"....a nice bold gold with a hint of green...the new yellow!
I am off to Morocco today for an Artist Retreat. My stomach is filled with butterflies of excitment and nerves.... it will be a trip of a life time for me.
Have a great week!!!
XO
Valori
October 30, 2014
October 23, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
This blue has a slight green tint too it when you look next to a true blue. I love that feel. It is refreshing and calming...
At market this week... lots of fun and inspiration to be shared after the trip. Have a great day!!
XO
Valori
October 16, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Amber makes me think of two things...
beer and sap.
Beer, not because I drink it (makes me feel bloated) but because my husband brews it. And we live in Central Oregon...so many breweries in our area.
Sap that has been hardened over the years to create amber...Love the variety of color that comes from amber.
Have a great day!
XO
Valori
October 09, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Honeysuckle...
pink...on the orange side but not quite salmon pink....
rich in color.
Have a Beautiful Day!!!
XOXO
Valori
PS... I will be emailing winners of Summer Blueprint Basics Friday!
October 02, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Some days it is hard for me to come up with just the right words to describe a color... or words at all. It is one of those days, I'm a little burnt out and on overload....
so I found this great poem....
"A Blue Jay
A blue jay's feathered back holds spots of white clouds
And soft, glistening blue.
Upon its wings is painted days of sapphires
And snowy flurries, too.
I peeked out beyond the open curtain
At the big, flowering rhododendron.
There a bright, silent blue jay landed suddenly.
Amoung our pink fairy blossoms it stopped by me,
Jewelled with patches of rich blue - perhaps a gift
From the azure sky.
We might even think some of pure heaven
Is in flight when blue jays fly.
This dappled blue jay then soon quietly moved from branch to branch
In the green blooming shrubbery outside my window.
By boughs of cool leaves like sheaths
All at once it paused for a moment
And surprisingly looked up at me from below."
Gayle Sweeney
This is the last instalment of Blueprint Summer... Next week starts Autumn.....
Tell me your favorite summer color to be entered to win some Summer Blueprint Basics.
Have a great day!
XOXO
Valori
September 25, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Sundance is one of those funky neutrals that can really make colors pop. It is a yellow, cream, & beige mixed together in different proportions. It is kind of a dirty color, kind of tea-dyed, but sometimes you need something not quite pretty but useful.
I like how the "sundance" in this photo really makes the green in the background stand out.
You can't have Sundance without the sun dancing through the trees showing us a new side of a leaf... even though it isn't exactly the color...
Next week is the close of Summer Blueprint Basics and we are heading into Autumn...
I have some yummy Summer bundles to give away to say good-bye to summer.
Tell me your favorite color of summer to be entered to win (it doens't have to be Blueprint Basics just your favorite summertime color).
Have a great day!
XO
Valori
September 18, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
Enjoying some coffee right now...although my coffee has cream in it so it isn't the beautiful Kona Solid Coffee color..
Coffee is a great brown...rich, dark, and full of flavor! In a quilt, Coffee can make other colors pop if it is used as a background, or you can use bits and pieces as an accent. I think this brown is a nice alternative to black. Enjoy my "unique" images of coffee...
Splash....
Can't show photos of Coffee without a shot of espresso!!
Have a great day!
XO
Valori
September 11, 2014
Color of the Week by Valori Wells
I was in my mom's studio recently looking at a piece she was working on. At the bottom of her sketch was this...
Who doesn't need that advice once in awhile? I had to take a photo... Don't over think your project this week...
Sage... I live in sage brush! Even though I don't go to sage on a frequent basis, I have to admit once you start looking at the color you will find its subtle beauty. A greyish green that is soft but also carries a fresh spring green to make the perfect sage.
Our canyon...full of sage, it is beautiful how the sage changes with the seasons....I love September for back to school and the fleeting evenings of summer. You can still sit outside and enjoy without being too cold or too hot...the perfect time of year.
Have a great day!
XO
Valori
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