21 Aug Monday…with Reds and Yellows

I woke up today needing, or maybe just feeling, something of the reds and yellows…I don’t plan things, colours just sort of happen, and while I think it may have been the small arrangement of  oddments on the mantlepiece which I brought back from my Mum’s a couple of weeks ago which triggered things, I realised pretty soon after I started placing the objects that the colours together felt really representative of the end of August…a shifting or re-alligning of the seasons; a warmth and vibrancy alongside a fading glow…And even though the dahlia’s petals are falling and they’re looking all crinkly…I still love them and don’t want to throw them away…not before a table arrangement anyway!
Putting the arrangement together was a bit like doing a free form jigsaw…

I’ll be including a colour module in my ‘ CONSCIOUSLY CREATIVE ‘ online course which starts in September, where we’ll cover how to embrace, look for and see colour more clearly, particularly in the more ordinary and domestic places. We’ll also look at recognising colour patterns as well as colour opposites and how important colour makes us feel whether in positive or negative ways…The course will launch at the beginning of September and there’s some information about it HERE with more specifics to follow with the launch.